Athensville Township, Greene County, Illinois

Athensville Township
Township

Location in Greene County

Greene County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°28′54″N 90°12′20″W / 39.48167°N 90.20556°W / 39.48167; -90.20556Coordinates: 39°28′54″N 90°12′20″W / 39.48167°N 90.20556°W / 39.48167; -90.20556
Country United States
State Illinois
County Greene
Established November 4, 1884
Area
 • Total 35.74 sq mi (92.6 km2)
 • Land 35.73 sq mi (92.5 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation 541 ft (165 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 323
 • Density 9.6/sq mi (3.7/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62044, 62082
FIPS code 17-061-02700

Athensville Township is one of thirteen townships in Greene County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 343 and it contained 159 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.74 square miles (92.6 km2), of which 35.73 square miles (92.5 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Athensville, Barnett Number 1, Ceres, Jackson, Reeve-Mayberry, Rhodes, Sheppard and Union Prather.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016323[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Franklin Community Unit School District 1
  • Greenfield Community Unit School District 10
  • North Greene Unit School District 3

Political districts

References

  • "Athensville Township, Greene County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  • 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.
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