LaClede Township, Fayette County, Illinois

LaClede Township
Township

Location in Fayette County

Fayette County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°52′19″N 88°45′00″W / 38.87194°N 88.75000°W / 38.87194; -88.75000Coordinates: 38°52′19″N 88°45′00″W / 38.87194°N 88.75000°W / 38.87194; -88.75000
Country United States
State Illinois
County Fayette
Established November 9, 1859
Area
 • Total 36.84 sq mi (95.4 km2)
 • Land 36.8 sq mi (95 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.11%
Elevation 584 ft (178 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 891
 • Density 24.7/sq mi (9.5/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62426, 62838, 62880
FIPS code 17-051-40533

LaClede Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 909 and it contained 408 housing units.[2]

LaClede Township was named for Pierre Laclede, the founder of St. Louis, Missouri.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.84 square miles (95.4 km2), of which 36.8 square miles (95 km2) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.11%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

  • Farina (northeast three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains Farina Cemetery.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016891[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

School districts

  • Altamont Community Unit School District 10
  • Effingham Community Unit School District 40
  • South Central Community Unit School District 401

Political districts

References

  • "LaClede Township, Fayette 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. Government Printing Office. p. 178.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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