Panola Township, Woodford County, Illinois

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|settlement_type = Township

|official_name = Panola Township

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|map_caption = Location in Woodford County

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = United States

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = Illinois

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Woodford

|leader_title = Supervisor

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|established_title = Established

|established_date = November 7, 1854{{cite web|url=https://apps.ilsos.gov/isa/localGovNameIndexSearch.do?county=WOODFORD|title=Name Index to Illinois Local Governments|publisher=ilsos.gov|access-date=April 11, 2025}}

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|area_total_sq_mi = 36.48

|area_land_sq_mi = 36.44

|area_water_sq_mi = 0.03

|area_water_percent = 0.08

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|population_density_sq_mi = 9.7

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|timezone = CST

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|pop_est_as_of = 2020

|pop_est_footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Panola+township,+Woodford+County,+Illinois&y=2020|title=2020 Explore Census Data|publisher=data.census.gov|access-date=April 11, 2025}}

|population_est = 375

|blank_name = FIPS code

|blank_info = 17-203-57537

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Panola Township is located in Woodford County, Illinois at T27N, R2E. As of the 2020 census, its population was 375, and it contained 144 housing units.{{cite web

|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17203

|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212204135/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17203

|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

}} Panola Township and Minonk Township (T28N, R2E) were originally the same township, but formed two new townships on an unknown date.{{cite web|url=https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/IRAD/woodford.html|title=Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) System|publisher=ilsos.gov|access-date=April 11, 2025}}

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|36.48|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|36.44|sqmi}} (or 99.89%) is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi}} (or 0.08%) is water.

Demographics

{{US Census population

|2000=356

|2010=353

|2020=375

|estyear=2016

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{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}}

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Racial-ethnic composition

!2020

2010{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Panola+township,+Woodford+County,+Illinois&y=2010|title=2010 Explore Census Data|publisher=data.census.gov|access-date=April 11, 2025}}2000{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Panola+township,+Woodford+County,+Illinois&y=2000|title=2000 Explore Census Data|publisher=data.census.gov|access-date=April 11, 2025}}

|White (Non-Hispanic)

|94.1%

95.8%
Black or African American

|0.27%

2.9%
Asian

|0%

0.3%
Other

|1.3%

0%

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