Leef Township, Madison County, Illinois

Leef Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 628 and it contained 246 housing units.[2]

Leef Township
Township
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 38°51′51″N 89°39′36″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyMadison
SettledNovember 2, 1875
Area
 • Total29.38 sq mi (76.1 km2)
 • Land29.26 sq mi (75.8 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
558 ft (170 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
616
 • Density21.5/sq mi (8.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-119-42652

History

Leef Township was named for the Swiss immigrant Jacob Leu, who anglicized his name to Leef.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.38 square miles (76.1 km2), of which 29.26 square miles (75.8 km2) (or 99.59%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.37%) is water.[2]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2016 (est.)616[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References
  1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. "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.
  3. Norton, William T. (1912). Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and Its People, 1812 to 1912. The Lewis Publishing Co. pp. 562.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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