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Chouteau Township, Madison County, Illinois

Coordinates: 38°47′17″N 90°05′45″W / 38.78806°N 90.09583°W / 38.78806; -90.09583
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Chouteau Township
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 38°47′17″N 90°05′45″W / 38.78806°N 90.09583°W / 38.78806; -90.09583
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyMadison
SettledNovember 2, 1875
Area
 • Total32.95 sq mi (85.3 km2)
 • Land29.7 sq mi (77 km2)
 • Water3.25 sq mi (8.4 km2)
Elevation
420 ft (130 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
8,041
 • Density277/sq mi (107/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-119-14260

Chouteau Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,226 and it contained 3,438 housing units.[2]

History

Chouteau Township was named for a member of the Chouteau family.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.95 square miles (85.3 km2), of which 29.7 square miles (77 km2) (or 90.14%) is land and 3.25 square miles (8.4 km2) (or 9.86%) is water.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2016 (est.)8,041[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ^ Norton, William T. (1912). Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and Its People, 1812 to 1912. The Lewis Publishing Co. p. 484.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.