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Wheatland Township, Fayette County, Illinois

Coordinates: 38°57′21″N 88°51′34″W / 38.95583°N 88.85944°W / 38.95583; -88.85944
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Wheatland Township
Location in Fayette County
Location in Fayette County
Fayette County's location in Illinois
Fayette County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°57′21″N 88°51′34″W / 38.95583°N 88.85944°W / 38.95583; -88.85944
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyFayette
EstablishedNovember 9, 1859
Area
 • Total
36.73 sq mi (95.1 km2)
 • Land36.69 sq mi (95.0 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.11%
Elevation
584 ft (178 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
452
 • Density12.7/sq mi (4.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
62418, 62458, 62838, 62857, 62880
FIPS code17-051-81022

Wheatland Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 467 and it contained 246 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.73 square miles (95.1 km2), of which 36.69 square miles (95.0 km2) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.11%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: German Reformed, Lovett, Old Loogootee, Sidener and Stein.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2016 (est.)452[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Brownstown Community Unit School District 201
  • Saint Elmo Community Unit School District 202

Political districts

References

  • "Wheatland Township, Fayette 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