Equality Township, Gallatin County, Illinois

Equality Township
Township
One of the Illinois Salines

Location in Gallatin County

Gallatin County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 37°44′02″N 88°18′49″W / 37.73389°N 88.31361°W / 37.73389; -88.31361Coordinates: 37°44′02″N 88°18′49″W / 37.73389°N 88.31361°W / 37.73389; -88.31361
Country United States
State Illinois
County Gallatin
Established November 5, 1890
Area
 • Total 37.29 sq mi (96.6 km2)
 • Land 36.94 sq mi (95.7 km2)
 • Water 0.35 sq mi (0.9 km2)  0.94%
Elevation 354 ft (108 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 789
 • Density 23/sq mi (9/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62934, 62954, 62979, 62984
FIPS code 17-059-24361

Equality Township is one of ten townships in Gallatin County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 849 and it contained 416 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.29 square miles (96.6 km2), of which 36.94 square miles (95.7 km2) (or 99.06%) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.91 km2) (or 0.94%) 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 four cemeteries: Elmwood, Equality Village, Hickory Hill Catholic and Level Hill.

Major highways

Rivers

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016789[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Gallatin Community Unit School District 7

Political districts

References

  • "Equality Township, Gallatin 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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