Ellisville Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Ellisville Township
Township

Location in Fulton County

Fulton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°39′49″N 90°18′02″W / 40.66361°N 90.30056°W / 40.66361; -90.30056Coordinates: 40°39′49″N 90°18′02″W / 40.66361°N 90.30056°W / 40.66361; -90.30056
Country United States
State Illinois
County Fulton
Established November 6, 1849
Area
 • Total 13.91 sq mi (36.0 km2)
 • Land 13.89 sq mi (36.0 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.14%
Elevation 522 ft (159 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 148
 • Density 11.2/sq mi (4.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61415, 61431, 61544
FIPS code 17-057-23542

Ellisville Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 155 and it contained 69 housing units.[2]

History

Ellisville Township is named for Levi D. Ellis, an early settler.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 13.91 square miles (36.0 km2), of which 13.89 square miles (36.0 km2) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.14%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Extinct towns

  • Ellisville Station, a mining community on Narrow Gauge Railroad until the 1920s, consisted of a railroad depot, grocery store, butcher shop and barber shop plus numerous company-owned miner's houses. The mining company went under and the town vanished. It lasted from 1896 to about 1926. From 1909-1913 it had a post office here.

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Ellisville, Heartley, Landon and Pleasant Hill.

Major highways

Landmarks

  • Mount Pisgah Park, a 40 acre tract located southeast of Ellisville, IL, was owned by Fulton County until September, 2009, when it was sold at public auction.[4] The new owner, John Wiemers is maintaining the property as a recreational site now known as "Mount Pisgah . . .a peaceful place."

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016148[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

School districts

  • Avon Community Unit School District 176
  • Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

References

  • "Ellisville Township, Fulton 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. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 117.
  4. ↑ Sampier, Kevin (Sep 10, 2009). "Mount Pisgah will remain part of Spoon River Drive". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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