Union Township, Effingham County, Illinois

Union Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 755 and it contained 320 housing units.

Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Union Township (T6N R6E) has a total area of 35.84 sqmi, of which 35.79 sqmi (or 99.87%) is land and 0.05 sqmi (or 0.13%) is water.

Extinct towns

 * Flemingsburg
 * Hill

Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Bethsaida, Hull, Poe, Ridge and Saint John.

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 45.svg|25px]] US Route 45

Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 755 people, 271 households, and 208 families residing in the township. The population density was 21.07 PD/sqmi. There were 320 housing units at an average density of 8.93 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 97.09% White, 0.00% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.79% from other races, and 1.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.

There were 271 households, out of which 39.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.24% were married couples living together, 14.39% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 23.25% were non-families. 20.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.96.

The township's age distribution consisted of 30.2% under the age of 18, 1.0% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $55,461, and the median income for a family was $68,333. Males had a median income of $43,438 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,778. About 14.9% of families and 20.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.8% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

 * Dieterich Community Unit School District 30
 * Effingham Community Unit School District 40

Political districts

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