Martinsville Township, Clark County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

39°19′21″N 87°51′22″W / 39.32250°N 87.85611°W / 39.32250; -87.85611CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyClarkEstablishedNovember 7, 1854Area

• Total41.82 sq mi (108.3 km²) • Land41.67 sq mi (107.9 km²) • Water0.15 sq mi (0.4 km²) 0.36%Elevation

643 ft (196 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,542 • Density37/sq mi (14/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

62442

FIPS code17-023-47267

Martinsville Township is one of fifteen townships in Clark County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,542 and it contained 727 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 41.82 square miles (108.3 km²), of which 41.67 square miles (107.9 km²) (or 99.64%) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km²) (or 0.36%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Martinsville

Unincorporated towns

Weir

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Island Grove, Kettering, Lincoln, Mount Pleasant, Baird and Rupp.

Major highways

Interstate 70
U.S. Route 40

Demographics

As of the 2020 census^[1] there were 1,542 people, 716 households, and 521 families residing in the township. The population density was 36.91 inhabitants per square mile (14.25/km²). There were 727 housing units at an average density of 17.40 per square mile (6.72/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.27% White, 0.06% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.91% from other races, and 3.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.95% of the population.

There were 716 households, out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.67% were married couples living together, 15.22% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 27.23% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.61.

The township's age distribution consisted of 26.4% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $46,694, and the median income for a family was $61,875. Males had a median income of $40,250 versus $15,644 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,657. About 16.3% of families and 20.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.4% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	1,602	—
2020	1,542	−3.7%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4C
Martinsville Community Unit School District 3C

Political districts

Illinois' 15th congressional district
State House District 109
State Senate District 55

References

"Martinsville Township, Clark County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

^ ^a ^b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.