LaClede Township, Fayette County, Illinois
LaClede Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 909 and it contained 408 housing units.[2]
LaClede Township | |
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Location in Fayette County | |
Fayette County's location in Illinois | |
Coordinates: 38°52′19″N 88°45′00″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Fayette |
Established | November 9, 1859 |
Area | |
• Total | 36.84 sq mi (95.4 km2) |
• Land | 36.8 sq mi (95 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.11% |
Elevation | 584 ft (178 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 891 |
• Density | 24.7/sq mi (9.5/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 62426, 62838, 62880 |
FIPS code | 17-051-40533 |
LaClede Township was named for Pierre Laclede, the founder of St. Louis, Missouri.[3]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.84 square miles (95.4 km2), of which 36.8 square miles (95 km2) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.11%) is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- Farina (northeast three-quarters)
Unincorporated towns
Cemeteries
The township contains Farina Cemetery.
Major highways
School districts
- Altamont Community Unit School District 10
- Effingham Community Unit School District 40
- South Central Community Unit School District 401
Political districts
- Illinois' 19th congressional district
- State House District 102
- State Senate District 51
References
- "LaClede Township, Fayette County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
- "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. pp. 178.
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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