Douglas Township, Effingham County, Illinois

Douglas Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,556 and it contained 5,947 housing units.

Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Douglas Township has a total area of 33.64 sqmi, of which 33.58 sqmi (or 99.83%) is land and 0.06 sqmi (or 0.17%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

 * Effingham (vast majority)

Extinct towns

 * Green Creek

Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Effingham City, Green Creek, Ramsey, Saint Anthony Catholic and Saint John Lutheran.

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-57.svg|25px]] Interstate 57
 * [[Image:US 40.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 40
 * [[Image:US 45.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 45
 * [[Image:Illinois 32.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 32
 * [[Image:Illinois 33.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 33

Airports and landing strips

 * Saint Anthony Memorial Hospital Heliport

Landmarks

 * Oak Ridge Cemetery

Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 12,556 people, 5,268 households, and 3,188 families residing in the township. The population density was 373.29 PD/sqmi. There were 5,947 housing units at an average density of 176.80 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 91.76% White, 0.80% African American, 0.22% Native American, 1.27% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.55% from other races, and 4.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.01% of the population.

There were 5,268 households, out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.44% were married couples living together, 11.31% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 39.48% were non-families. 30.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.93.

The township's age distribution consisted of 23.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $54,215, and the median income for a family was $70,285. Males had a median income of $37,440 versus $26,837 for females. The per capita income for the township was $31,730. About 10.3% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.4% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

 * Beecher City Community Unit School District 20
 * Effingham Community Unit School District 40
 * Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5a
 * Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50

Political districts

 * Illinois' 19th congressional district
 * State House District 102
 * State House District 108
 * State Senate District 51
 * State Senate District 54