Goode Township, Franklin County, Illinois

Goode Township
Township

Location in Franklin County

Franklin County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°04′50″N 89°05′05″W / 38.08056°N 89.08472°W / 38.08056; -89.08472Coordinates: 38°04′50″N 89°05′05″W / 38.08056°N 89.08472°W / 38.08056; -89.08472
Country United States
State Illinois
County Franklin
Established November 4, 1884
Area
 • Total 28.22 sq mi (73.1 km2)
 • Land 27.93 sq mi (72.3 km2)
 • Water 0.29 sq mi (0.8 km2)  1.03%
Elevation 433 ft (132 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 2,653
 • Density 97.2/sq mi (37.5/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62865, 62883, 62884
FIPS code 17-055-30406

Goode Township is one of twelve townships in Franklin County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,715 and it contained 1,268 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.22 square miles (73.1 km2), of which 27.93 square miles (72.3 km2) (or 98.97%) is land and 0.29 square miles (0.75 km2) (or 1.03%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

  • Meyer

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Bear Point, Maple Hill, Mitchell and Youngblood.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20162,653[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196

Political districts

References

  • "Goode Township, Franklin 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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