Parker Township, Clark County, Illinois

Parker Township is one of fifteen townships in Clark County, Illinois, US. As of the 2020 census, its population was 167 and it contained 107 housing units.

Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Parker Township has a total area of 35.91 sqmi, of which 35.87 sqmi (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 sqmi (or 0.11%) is water.

Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
 * Cleone
 * Oilfield

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-70.svg|25px]] Interstate 70
 * [[Image:Illinois 49.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 49

Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 167 people, 132 households, and 119 families residing in the township. The population density was 4.65 PD/sqmi. There were 107 housing units at an average density of 2.98 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 98.80% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.20% of the population.

There were 132 households, out of which 41.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.48% were married couples living together, 6.82% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 9.85% were non-families. 9.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.77.

The township's age distribution consisted of 31.3% under the age of 18, 1.2% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 40.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 132.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $76,316, and the median income for a family was $75,691. Males had a median income of $42,009 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $34,159. None of the population was below the poverty line.

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