Mound Township, Effingham County, Illinois

Mound Township
Township

Location in Effingham County

Effingham County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°03′N 88°45′W / 39.050°N 88.750°W / 39.050; -88.750Coordinates: 39°03′N 88°45′W / 39.050°N 88.750°W / 39.050; -88.750
Country United States
State Illinois
County Effingham
Established November 6, 1860
Area
 • Total 37.1 sq mi (96 km2)
 • Land 36.97 sq mi (95.8 km2)
 • Water 0.13 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.35%
Elevation 633 ft (193 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 3,611
 • Density 98.7/sq mi (38.1/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62411, 62458
FIPS code 17-049-50725

Mound Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,648 and it contained 1,494 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township (T7N R4E) has a total area of 37.1 square miles (96 km2), of which 36.97 square miles (95.8 km2) (or 99.65%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) (or 0.35%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Extinct towns

  • East Meadows
  • Southmore Heights

Cemeteries

The township contains these ten cemeteries: Bethlehem, Drysdale, German Methodist, Immanuel Lutheran, McCoy, Newman, Saint Clare Catholic, Union, Union and Zion Lutheran.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20163,611[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Altamont Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

References

  • "Mound Township, Effingham 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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