Mound Township, Effingham County, Illinois
Appearance
Mound Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°03′N 88°45′W / 39.050°N 88.750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Effingham |
Established | November 6, 1860 |
Area | |
• Total | 37.1 sq mi (96 km2) |
• Land | 36.97 sq mi (95.8 km2) |
• Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.3 km2) 0.35% |
Elevation | 633 ft (193 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 3,611 |
• Density | 98.7/sq mi (38.1/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 62411, 62458 |
FIPS code | 17-049-50725 |
Mound Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,648 and it contained 1,494 housing units.[2]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township (T7N R4E) has a total area of 37.1 square miles (96 km2), of which 36.97 square miles (95.8 km2) (or 99.65%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) (or 0.35%) is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
Extinct towns
- East Meadows
- Southmore Heights
Cemeteries
The township contains these ten cemeteries: Bethlehem, Drysdale, German Methodist, Immanuel Lutheran, McCoy, Newman, Saint Clare Catholic, Union, Union and Zion Lutheran.
Major highways
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2016 (est.) | 3,611 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
School districts
- Altamont Community Unit School District 10
Political districts
- Illinois' 19th congressional district
- State House District 102
- State House District 109
- State Senate District 51
- State Senate District 55
References
- "Mound Township, Effingham County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.