Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois

Clay City Township
Township

Location in Clay County

Clay County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°40′N 88°19′W / 38.667°N 88.317°W / 38.667; -88.317Coordinates: 38°40′N 88°19′W / 38.667°N 88.317°W / 38.667; -88.317
Country United States
State Illinois
County Clay
Established November 5, 1861
Area
 • Total 40.84 sq mi (105.8 km2)
 • Land 40.29 sq mi (104.4 km2)
 • Water 0.55 sq mi (1.4 km2)  1.35%
Elevation 430 ft (131 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 1,231
 • Density 31.9/sq mi (12.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 62824
FIPS code 17-025-14728

Clay City Township is one of twelve townships in Clay County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,287 and it contained 649 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township (T2&3N R8E) has a total area of 40.84 square miles (105.8 km2), of which 40.29 square miles (104.4 km2) (or 98.65%) is land and 0.55 square miles (1.4 km2) (or 1.35%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Barnes, Clay City and Travis.

Major highways

Lakes

  • Gaskin Lake

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20161,231[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Clay City Community Unit District 10
  • West Richland Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

References

  • "Clay City Township, Clay 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.
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