Salem Township, Carroll County, Illinois

Salem Township
Township

Location in Carroll County

Carroll County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°03′38″N 89°55′25″W / 42.06056°N 89.92361°W / 42.06056; -89.92361Coordinates: 42°03′38″N 89°55′25″W / 42.06056°N 89.92361°W / 42.06056; -89.92361
Country United States
State Illinois
County Carroll
Government
 • Supervisor Merlyn Schreiner
Area
 • Total 35.57 sq mi (92.1 km2)
 • Land 35.56 sq mi (92.1 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation 797 ft (243 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 330
 • Density 9.8/sq mi (3.8/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61014, 61046, 61053
FIPS code 17-015-67210

Salem Township is one of twelve townships in Carroll County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 348 and it contained 169 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.57 square miles (92.1 km2), of which 35.56 square miles (92.1 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Adams-Daggert, Oakville and Trinity Evangelical Lutheran.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Tautz Brothers Airport
  • Williard Nycum RLA Airport

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016330[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399
  • Eastland Community Unit School District 308
  • West Carroll Community Unit School District 314

Political districts

References

  • "Salem Township, Carroll County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  • 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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