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A township of 812 people in Clinton County, Illinois
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Conserved land1.4%268 of 19,053 acres
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Township in Illinois, United States
812Population
29.9 sq miArea
423 ftElevation

Lake Township is one of fifteen townships in Clinton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 812 and it contained 373 housing units. Lake Township was formed from part of Crooked Creek (Brookside) Township.

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Ssm Health St. Mary's Hospital -CentraliaCentralia · 11.1 mi · ER
Sihf Healthcare - SalemSalem · 21.2 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalNo shortage
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CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 62231, 62801 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Lake →

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School Grade C

The public schools Lake’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 66% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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