Equality Township is one of ten townships in Gallatin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 765 and it contained 389 housing units.
Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Equality Township has a total area of , of which (or 99.00%) is land and (or 1.00%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages Equality
Unincorporated towns Lawler at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries The township contains these four cemeteries: Elmwood, Equality Village, Hickory Hill Catholic and Level Hill.
Major highways Illinois Route 1 Illinois Route 13 Illinois Route 142
Rivers Saline River
Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 765 people, 405 households, and 294 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 389 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.73% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 3.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.44% of the population.
There were 405 households, out of which 24.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.27% were married couples living together, 11.11% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 27.41% were non-families. 27.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.44.
The township's age distribution consisted of 13.7% under the age of 18, 1.8% from 18 to 24, 18.7% from 25 to 44, 37.7% from 45 to 64, and 28.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $52,939, and the median income for a family was $54,565. Males had a median income of $50,563 versus $32,031 for females. The per capita income for the township was $45,967. About 8.2% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.6% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.
School districts Gallatin Community Unit School District 7
Political districts Illinois' 19th congressional district State House District 118 State Senate District 59
References
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles United States National Atlas
External links Equality township on City-Data.com Illinois State Archives