Lafayette Township, Coles County, Illinois

Lafayette Township
Township

Location in Coles County

Coles County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°29′N 88°18′W / 39.483°N 88.300°W / 39.483; -88.300Coordinates: 39°29′N 88°18′W / 39.483°N 88.300°W / 39.483; -88.300
Country United States
State Illinois
County Coles
Established November 8, 1859
Area
 • Total 36.27 sq mi (93.9 km2)
 • Land 36.19 sq mi (93.7 km2)
 • Water 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.22%
Elevation 705 ft (215 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 4,717
 • Density 133.2/sq mi (51.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61920, 61938, 62440
FIPS code 17-029-40637

Lafayette Township is one of twelve townships in Coles County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,822 and it contained 2,285 housing units.[2] The Coles County Memorial Airport is located in this township.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.27 square miles (93.9 km2), of which 36.19 square miles (93.7 km2) (or 99.78%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) (or 0.22%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Extinct towns

  • Jones
  • Loxa
  • Newby
  • Rolling Green

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Bethel, Montgomery and Rest Haven Memorial Gardens.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20164,717[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

Political districts

References

  • "Lafayette Township, Coles 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.

Adjacent townships

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