Ashmore Township, Coles County, Illinois

Ashmore Township
Township

Location in Coles County

Coles County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°32′N 88°2′W / 39.533°N 88.033°W / 39.533; -88.033Coordinates: 39°32′N 88°2′W / 39.533°N 88.033°W / 39.533; -88.033
Country United States
State Illinois
County Coles
Established November 8, 1859
Area
 • Total 53.69 sq mi (139.1 km2)
 • Land 53.59 sq mi (138.8 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.19%
Elevation 692 ft (211 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 1,326
 • Density 25.5/sq mi (9.8/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61912, 61920, 61933, 61943 62474
FIPS code 17-029-02570

Ashmore Township is one of twelve townships in Coles County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,364 and it contained 605 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 53.69 square miles (139.1 km2), of which 53.59 square miles (138.8 km2) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (or 0.19%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Extinct towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these ten cemeteries: Ashmore, Brooks, Enon, Lafler, Miller, Patsy Mitchell, Reed, Saint Omer, Shoot and Zimmerman.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • John R Reed Airport

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20161,326[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

Political districts

References

  • "Ashmore Township, Coles County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

Adjacent townships

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