Sharon Township, Fayette County, Illinois

Sharon Township
Township

Location in Fayette County

Fayette County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°02′42″N 89°05′51″W / 39.04500°N 89.09750°W / 39.04500; -89.09750Coordinates: 39°02′42″N 89°05′51″W / 39.04500°N 89.09750°W / 39.04500; -89.09750
Country United States
State Illinois
County Fayette
Established November 9, 1859
Area
 • Total 25.17 sq mi (65.2 km2)
 • Land 24.77 sq mi (64.2 km2)
 • Water 0.4 sq mi (1 km2)  1.59%
Elevation 656 ft (200 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 2,548
 • Density 98.5/sq mi (38.0/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62080, 62471
FIPS code 17-051-69017

Sharon Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,441 and it contained 425 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.17 square miles (65.2 km2), of which 24.77 square miles (64.2 km2) (or 98.41%) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (or 1.59%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Independence, Sharon and Union.

Major highways

Landmarks

  • Vandalia Correctional Center (north quarter)

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20162,548[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Ramsey Community Unit School District 204
  • Vandalia Community Unit School District 203

Political districts

References

  • "Sharon 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.