Pleasant Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Pleasant Township
Township

Location in Fulton County

Fulton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°19′07″N 90°16′29″W / 40.31861°N 90.27472°W / 40.31861; -90.27472Coordinates: 40°19′07″N 90°16′29″W / 40.31861°N 90.27472°W / 40.31861; -90.27472
Country United States
State Illinois
County Fulton
Area
 • Total 37.2 sq mi (96 km2)
 • Land 37.19 sq mi (96.3 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.05%
Elevation 541 ft (165 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 707
 • Density 20/sq mi (8/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61441, 61501, 61542
FIPS code 17-057-60430

Pleasant Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 744 and it contained 387 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.2 square miles (96 km2), of which 37.19 square miles (96.3 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.05%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

  • Howard

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Danner, Howard, Ipava, Lacey, Montgomery, Old Ipava and Smith.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016707[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Astoria Community Unit School District 1
  • V I T Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

References

  • "Pleasant Township, Fulton 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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