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Saline Township, Madison County, Illinois

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Saline Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,321 and it contained 2,486 housing units.[1] Saline Township covers the northern part of Highland, most of Grantfork, and the Madison County portion of Pierron.[2] The government offices are in Woodcrest Drive in Highland.

History

Saline Township was named from the salinity of a salt well.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.66 square miles (92.4 km2), of which 34.39 square miles (89.1 km2) (or 96.44%) is land and 1.27 square miles (3.3 km2) (or 3.56%) is water.[1]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Saline Township Zoning: Madison County, IL" (PDF). Madison County Planning & Development. 21 April 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  3. ^ Norton, William T. (1912). Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and Its People, 1812 to 1912. The Lewis Publishing Co. p. 601.


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