Farmington Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Farmington Township
Township

Location in Fulton County

Fulton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°39′51″N 90°03′18″W / 40.66417°N 90.05500°W / 40.66417; -90.05500Coordinates: 40°39′51″N 90°03′18″W / 40.66417°N 90.05500°W / 40.66417; -90.05500
Country United States
State Illinois
County Fulton
Established November 6, 1849
Area
 • Total 35.82 sq mi (92.8 km2)
 • Land 35.62 sq mi (92.3 km2)
 • Water 0.19 sq mi (0.5 km2)  0.53%
Elevation 761 ft (232 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 3,197
 • Density 94/sq mi (36/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61520, 61531
FIPS code 17-057-25544

Farmington Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,350 and it contained 1,457 housing units.[2]

History

Farmington Township is named after Farmington, Connecticut.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.82 square miles (92.8 km2), of which 35.62 square miles (92.3 km2) (or 99.44%) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2) (or 0.53%) 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 five cemeteries: Coal Creek, Hill, Oak Ridge, Pleasant Hill and Providence Chapel.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20163,197[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

School districts

  • Canton Union School District 66
  • Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265

Political districts

References

  • "Farmington 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. 124.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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