Lamotte Township, Crawford County, Illinois

Lamotte Township is one of ten townships in Crawford County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,887 and it contained 945 housing units. Its name changed from Palestine Township sometime before 1921.

Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lamotte Township has a total area of 51.41 sqmi, of which 50.79 sqmi (or 98.80%) is land and 0.62 sqmi (or 1.20%) is water. The Wabash River defines its eastern border.

Cities, towns, villages

 * Palestine

Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
 * Gordon
 * Richwoods
 * Trimble

Cemeteries
The township contains these seven cemeteries: Barbee, East Union, Green, Higgins, Kitchell, Neathery and Oak Grove.

Major highways

 * [[Image:Illinois 33.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 33

Airports and landing strips

 * Robinson Municipal Airport

Landmarks

 * Leaverton Park

Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 1,887 people, 876 households, and 569 families residing in the township. The population density was 36.71 PD/sqmi. There were 945 housing units at an average density of 18.38 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 95.97% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 2.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 876 households, out of which 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.35% were married couples living together, 14.61% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 35.05% were non-families. 31.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.66.

The township's age distribution consisted of 24.2% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $51,337, and the median income for a family was $57,899. Males had a median income of $46,146 versus $29,559 for females. The per capita income for the township was $30,072. About 6.2% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

 * Hutsonville Community Unit School District 1
 * Palestine Community Unit School District 3
 * Robinson Community Unit School District 2
 * Oblong Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

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