Hunter Township, Edgar County, Illinois

Hunter Township
Township

Location in Edgar County

Edgar County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°40′17″N 87°35′05″W / 39.67139°N 87.58472°W / 39.67139; -87.58472Coordinates: 39°40′17″N 87°35′05″W / 39.67139°N 87.58472°W / 39.67139; -87.58472
Country United States
State Illinois
County Edgar
Area
 • Total 30.26 sq mi (78.4 km2)
 • Land 30.21 sq mi (78.2 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.13%
Elevation 643 ft (196 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 237
 • Density 8.3/sq mi (3.2/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61924, 61944
FIPS code 17-045-36685

Hunter Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 250 and it contained 111 housing units.[2] Hunter Township was formed from portions of Stratton Township and Brouilletts Creek Township on an unknown date.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.26 square miles (78.4 km2), of which 30.21 square miles (78.2 km2) (or 99.83%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.13%) is water.[2]

Extinct towns

  • Clays Prairie
  • Huffmanville

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Blackman, Bright, Bruce, Cook, Saint Aloysius, Sixteen and Stafford-Crimmons.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016237[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Edgar County Community Unit District 6
  • Paris Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

References

  • "Hunter Township, Edgar 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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