Wheatland Township, Fayette County, Illinois
Appearance
Wheatland Township | |
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Coordinates: 38°57′21″N 88°51′34″W / 38.95583°N 88.85944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Fayette |
Established | November 9, 1859 |
Area | |
• Total | 36.73 sq mi (95.1 km2) |
• Land | 36.69 sq mi (95.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.11% |
Elevation | 584 ft (178 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 452 |
• Density | 12.7/sq mi (4.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 62418, 62458, 62838, 62857, 62880 |
FIPS code | 17-051-81022 |
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
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2016 (est.) | 452 | [1] | |
School districts
- Brownstown Community Unit School District 201
- Saint Elmo Community Unit School District 202
Political districts
- Illinois' 19th congressional district
- State House District 102
- State Senate District 51
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
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.