Vandalia Township, Fayette County, Illinois

Vandalia Township
Township

Location in Fayette County

Fayette County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°57′20″N 89°05′16″W / 38.95556°N 89.08778°W / 38.95556; -89.08778Coordinates: 38°57′20″N 89°05′16″W / 38.95556°N 89.08778°W / 38.95556; -89.08778
Country United States
State Illinois
County Fayette
Established November 9, 1859
Area
 • Total 35.37 sq mi (91.6 km2)
 • Land 35.08 sq mi (90.9 km2)
 • Water 0.29 sq mi (0.8 km2)  0.82%
Elevation 459 ft (140 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 6,487
 • Density 189/sq mi (73/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62418, 62471, 62885
FIPS code 17-051-77330

Vandalia Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,629 and it contained 3,115 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.37 square miles (91.6 km2), of which 35.08 square miles (90.9 km2) (or 99.18%) is land and 0.29 square miles (0.75 km2) (or 0.82%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

Extinct towns

  • Pinhook
  • Pope

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Fairlawn, Haley Chapel, Mother of Dolors, Old State Burial Ground, Pinhook, Ritter, South Hill and Vandalia City.

Major highways

Rivers

Landmarks

  • Kelley Park
  • Vandalia Correctional Center (south three-quarters)

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20166,487[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Brownstown Community Unit School District 201
  • Vandalia Community Unit School District 203

Political districts

References

  • "Vandalia 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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