Paris Township, Edgar County, Illinois

Paris Township
Township

Location in Edgar County

Edgar County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°37′50″N 87°42′34″W / 39.63056°N 87.70944°W / 39.63056; -87.70944Coordinates: 39°37′50″N 87°42′34″W / 39.63056°N 87.70944°W / 39.63056; -87.70944
Country United States
State Illinois
County Edgar
Established November 4, 1856
Area
 • Total 45.39 sq mi (117.6 km2)
 • Land 44.98 sq mi (116.5 km2)
 • Water 0.4 sq mi (1 km2)  0.88%
Elevation 689 ft (210 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 9,366
 • Density 219.3/sq mi (84.7/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 61944
FIPS code 17-045-57641

Paris Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,865 and it contained 4,763 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 45.39 square miles (117.6 km2), of which 44.98 square miles (116.5 km2) (or 99.10%) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (or 0.88%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Extinct towns

  • Harris

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Conkey, Edgar, Paris Memorial Gardens, Redmon and Saint Marys.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Paris Community Hospital Heliport
  • Stewart Airport

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20169,366[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Education

Paris Township contains six schools: Carolyn Wenz Elementary School Crestwood School Mayo Middle School Memorial Elementary School, Paris Cooperative High School Saint Mary's School

Public School districts

Political districts

References

  • "Paris 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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