Harter Township, Clay County, Illinois

Harter Township
Township

Location in Clay County

Clay County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°40′N 88°32′W / 38.667°N 88.533°W / 38.667; -88.533Coordinates: 38°40′N 88°32′W / 38.667°N 88.533°W / 38.667; -88.533
Country United States
State Illinois
County Clay
Established November 5, 1861
Area
 • Total 55.97 sq mi (145.0 km2)
 • Land 55.86 sq mi (144.7 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.18%
Elevation 482 ft (147 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 6,168
 • Density 114.5/sq mi (44.2/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62839, 62858, 62899
FIPS code 17-025-33266

Harter Township is one of twelve townships in Clay County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,394 and it contained 2,948 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township (T2&3N R6E) has a total area of 55.97 square miles (145.0 km2), of which 55.86 square miles (144.7 km2) (or 99.80%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (or 0.18%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

  • Flora (west three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Elmwood, Garden of Memories, Golden, Jenkins, Logan Family, Meisenheimer and Saint Stephens.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Clay County Hospital Heliport

Lakes

  • Trago Lake

Landmarks

  • Charley Brown Park

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20166,168[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Flora Community Unit School District 35
  • North Clay Community Unit School District 25

Political districts

References

  • "Harter Township, Clay County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  • 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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