Sefton Township, Fayette County, Illinois

Sefton Township
Township

Location in Fayette County

Fayette County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°02′52″N 88°59′32″W / 39.04778°N 88.99222°W / 39.04778; -88.99222Coordinates: 39°02′52″N 88°59′32″W / 39.04778°N 88.99222°W / 39.04778; -88.99222
Country United States
State Illinois
County Fayette
Established November 9, 1859
Area
 • Total 49.9 sq mi (129 km2)
 • Land 49.88 sq mi (129.2 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.04%
Elevation 545 ft (166 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 580
 • Density 12/sq mi (5/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62080, 62418, 62458, 62471
FIPS code 17-051-68549

Sefton Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 599 and it contained 256 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.9 square miles (129 km2), of which 49.88 square miles (129.2 km2) (or 99.96%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.04%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Extinct towns

  • Avena
  • Sefton

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Fairview, Forbis, Liberty, Mount Carmel, New Liberty, Padon and Zion.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Miller Landing Strip

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016580[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Brownstown Community Unit School District 201
  • Ramsey Community Unit School District 204
  • St Elmo Community Unit School District 202
  • Vandalia Community Unit School District 203

Political districts

References

  • "Sefton Township, Fayette 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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