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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Gold Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 152 and it contained 88 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 180 to 152 (-16%). Half of its homes were built before 1972.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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