Mount Sterling Township, Brown County, Illinois

Coordinates: 39°58′22″N 90°44′54″W / 39.97278°N 90.74833°W / 39.97278; -90.74833
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Mount Sterling Township
Township
Location in Brown County
Location in Brown County
Brown County's location in Illinois
Brown County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°58′22″N 90°44′54″W / 39.97278°N 90.74833°W / 39.97278; -90.74833
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyBrown
EstablishedNovember 8, 1853
Area
 • Total37.24 sq mi (96.5 km2)
 • Land37.19 sq mi (96.3 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.16%
Elevation
705 ft (215 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
4,566
 • Density125.7/sq mi (48.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
62353, 62378
FIPS code17-009-51167

Mount Sterling Township is one of nine townships in Brown County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,673 and it contained 1,255 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.24 square miles (96.5 km2), of which 37.19 square miles (96.3 km2) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.16%) is water.[2]

Cities

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these ten cemeteries: Greenwell, Harbour, Hersman, Icabod Perry, Keifer, Means, Mount Sterling Catholic, Mount Sterling City, Putnam and Wilson.

Major highways

Landmarks

  • Fairground

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)4,566[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Brown County Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

References

  • "Mount Sterling Township, Brown County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States 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 -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

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