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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Martin Township
| settlement_type = [[Civil township|Township]]
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| image_map1 = Map of Illinois highlighting Crawford County.svg
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| map_caption1 = Crawford County's location in Illinois
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| subdivision_name = United States
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Illinois]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Crawford County, Illinois|Crawford]]
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| established_title = Established
| established_date = June 21, 1869
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| area_total_sq_mi = 42.62
| area_land_sq_mi = 42.61
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.02
| area_water_percent = 0.04
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total = 504
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{GNIS|429330}}</ref>
| elevation_m = 142
| elevation_ft = 466
| coordinates = {{coord|38|54|39|N|87|51|54|W|region:US-IL|display=inline,title}}
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| postal_code = 62421, 62427, 62449, 62454, 62466
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| blank_info = 17-033-47202
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'''Martin Township''' is one of ten [[Civil township|townships]] in [[Crawford County, Illinois|Crawford County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]].  As of the 2020 census, its population was 504 and it contained 233 housing units.<ref name="census">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17033
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212195735/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17033
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2020-02-12
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1
|publisher=United States Census
|accessdate=2013-05-28
}}</ref>
==Geography==
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Martin Township has a total area of {{convert|42.62|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|42.61|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 99.96%) is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 0.04%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=US Census |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>
===Unincorporated towns===
* [[Green Brier, Illinois|Green Brier]]
* [[Hardinville, Illinois|Hardinville]]
* [[Pierceburg, Illinois|Pierceburg]]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
===Cemeteries===
The township contains these five cemeteries: Berlin, Hardinville, Jones, Prior Grove and Richart.
==Demographics==
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US1703347202 |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 504 people, 162 households, and 85 families residing in the township. The population density was {{Convert|11.82|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 233 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|5.47|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the township was 94.25% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.00% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.16% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.40% of the population.
There were 162 households, out of which 16.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.47% were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no spouse present, and 47.53% were non-families. 47.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.96 and the average family size was 2.84.
The township's age distribution consisted of 18.6% under the age of 18, none from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 24.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $55,000, and the median income for a family was $66,750. Males had a median income of $67,083 versus $40,729 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $28,337. About 14.1% of families and 20.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 32.1% of those age 65 or over.
{{US Census population
| 1930 = 1163
| 1940 = 1270
| 1950 = 1015
| 1960 = 825
| 1970 = 685
| 1980 = 669
| 1990 = 606
| 2000 = 607
| 2010 = 531
| 2020 = 504
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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==School districts==
* Oblong Community Unit School District 4
* Red Hill Community Unit School District 10
* Robinson Community Unit School District 2
==Political districts==
* [[Illinois' 15th congressional district]]
* State House District 109
* State Senate District 55
==References==
* {{cite gnis|0429330|Martin Township, Crawford County, Illinois|2010-01-10}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130505043622/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tgrshp2007/tgrshp2007.html United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205020547/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ United States National Atlas]
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==External links==
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Martin-Crawford-IL.html City-Data.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071023014627/http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/crawford.html Illinois State Archives]
{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Martin Township
|North=[[Oblong Township, Crawford County, Illinois|Oblong Township]]
|Northeast=[[Robinson Township, Crawford County, Illinois|Robinson Township]]
|East=[[Honey Creek Township, Crawford County, Illinois|Honey Creek Township]]
|South=[[Southwest Township, Crawford County, Illinois|Southwest Township]]
|West=[[Sainte Marie Township, Jasper County, Illinois|Sainte Marie Township, Jasper County]]
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{{Crawford County, Illinois}}
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[[Category:Townships in Crawford County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Townships in Illinois]]