Douglas Township, Effingham County, Illinois

Douglas Township
Township

Location in Effingham County

Effingham County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°10′N 88°32′W / 39.167°N 88.533°W / 39.167; -88.533Coordinates: 39°10′N 88°32′W / 39.167°N 88.533°W / 39.167; -88.533
Country United States
State Illinois
County Effingham
Established November 6, 1860
Area
 • Total 33.64 sq mi (87.1 km2)
 • Land 33.58 sq mi (87.0 km2)
 • Water 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.18%
Elevation 614 ft (187 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 12,903
 • Density 375.3/sq mi (144.9/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62401, 62467
FIPS code 17-049-20474

Douglas Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,604 and it contained 5,740 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township (W½ T8N R6E + S½ T9N R6E) has a total area of 33.64 square miles (87.1 km2), of which 33.58 square miles (87.0 km2) (or 99.82%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.18%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Extinct towns

  • Green Creek

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Effingham City, Green Creek, Ramsey, Saint Anthony Catholic and Saint John Lutheran.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Saint Anthony Memorial Hospital Heliport

Landmarks

  • Oak Ridge Cemetery

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 201612,903[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Beecher City Community Unit School District 20
  • Effingham Community Unit School District 40
  • Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5a
  • Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50

Political districts

References

  • "Douglas Township, Effingham 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
  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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