Seminary Township, Fayette County, Illinois

Seminary Township
Township

Location in Fayette County

Fayette County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°51′23″N 89°12′12″W / 38.85639°N 89.20333°W / 38.85639; -89.20333Coordinates: 38°51′23″N 89°12′12″W / 38.85639°N 89.20333°W / 38.85639; -89.20333
Country United States
State Illinois
County Fayette
Established November 9, 1859
Area
 • Total 46.87 sq mi (121.4 km2)
 • Land 44.92 sq mi (116.3 km2)
 • Water 1.95 sq mi (5.1 km2)  4.16%
Elevation 486 ft (148 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 481
 • Density 11.1/sq mi (4.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62253, 62262 62471
FIPS code 17-051-68601

Seminary Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 498 and it contained 225 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 46.87 square miles (121.4 km2), of which 44.92 square miles (116.3 km2) (or 95.84%) is land and 1.95 square miles (5.1 km2) (or 4.16%) is water.[2]

Extinct towns

  • Pittsburg

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Collier, Daniel, Seminary, Taylor and Williams.

Major highways

Lakes

  • Fish Lake

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016481[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Mulberry Grove Community Unit School District 1
  • Patoka Community Unit School District 100
  • Vandalia Community Unit School District 203

Political districts

References

  • "Seminary 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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