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Symmes Township, Edgar County, Illinois

Coordinates: 39°31′44″N 87°42′17″W / 39.52889°N 87.70472°W / 39.52889; -87.70472
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Symmes Township
Township
Location in Edgar County
Location in Edgar County
Edgar County's location in Illinois
Edgar County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°31′44″N 87°42′17″W / 39.52889°N 87.70472°W / 39.52889; -87.70472
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyEdgar
EstablishedNovember 4, 1856
Area
 • Total42.43 sq mi (109.9 km2)
 • Land42.38 sq mi (109.8 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.09%
Elevation
636 ft (194 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,158
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
1,087
 • Density27.3/sq mi (10.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61944, 62423, 62441
FIPS code17-045-74288

Symmes Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,158 and it contained 502 housing units.[2] The township was called Marion Township until May 9, 1857.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.43 square miles (109.9 km2), of which 42.38 square miles (109.8 km2) (or 99.88%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.09%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

Extinct towns

  • Bell Ridge

Cemeteries

  • Cassady
  • Chronic
  • Elledge Holley
  • Laufman
  • Lycan
  • New Hope
  • O'Hair
  • Ogden
  • Quinn
  • Stephens
  • Swango
  • Walls
  • Zimmerly

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)1,087[1]
US Decennial Census[4]

School districts

  • Paris Community Unit School District 4
  • Paris-Union School District 95

Political districts

References

  • "Symmes Township, Edgar County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  • US Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • US National Atlas
  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  3. ^ Oliver, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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