Summit Township, Effingham County, Illinois

Summit Township
Township

Location in Effingham County

Effingham County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°08′N 88°38′W / 39.133°N 88.633°W / 39.133; -88.633Coordinates: 39°08′N 88°38′W / 39.133°N 88.633°W / 39.133; -88.633
Country United States
State Illinois
County Effingham
Established November 6, 1860
Area
 • Total 34.54 sq mi (89.5 km2)
 • Land 33.64 sq mi (87.1 km2)
 • Water 0.9 sq mi (2 km2)  2.61%
Elevation 607 ft (185 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 3,550
 • Density 106.6/sq mi (41.2/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62401, 62411, 62461, 62473
FIPS code 17-049-73651

Summit Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,584 and it contained 1,654 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township (T8N R5E) has a total area of 34.54 square miles (89.5 km2), of which 33.64 square miles (87.1 km2) (or 97.39%) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) (or 2.61%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Extinct towns

  • Ewington
  • Funkhouser

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Arborcrest, Blue Point Baptist, Brown, Ewington and Toothaker.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20163,550[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Altamont Community Unit School District 10
  • Beecher City Community Unit School District 20
  • Effingham Community Unit School District 40

Political districts

References

  • "Summit Township, Effingham 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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