Versailles Township, Brown County, Illinois

Versailles Township
Township

Location in Brown County

Brown County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°53′04″N 90°37′43″W / 39.88444°N 90.62861°W / 39.88444; -90.62861Coordinates: 39°53′04″N 90°37′43″W / 39.88444°N 90.62861°W / 39.88444; -90.62861
Country United States
State Illinois
County Brown
Established November 8, 1853
Area
 • Total 36.7 sq mi (95 km2)
 • Land 36.06 sq mi (93.4 km2)
 • Water 0.64 sq mi (1.7 km2)  1.74%
Elevation 574 ft (175 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 721
 • Density 20.8/sq mi (8.0/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62353, 62378
FIPS code 17-009-77733

Versailles Township is one of nine townships in Brown County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 750 and it contained 382 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.7 square miles (95 km2), of which 36.06 square miles (93.4 km2) (or 98.26%) is land and 0.64 square miles (1.7 km2) (or 1.74%) is water.[2]

Cities

Cemeteries

The township contains these fifteen cemeteries: Arnold, Casteen, Dawson, Hall, Hambaugh, Lavina Henry, Martin, Mount Zion, Robison, Root, South Side, Suratt Burial Ground, Vandeventer, West Side and Woods.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Sneider Landing Strip

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016721[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Brown County Community Unit School District 1
  • Meredosia-Chambersburg Community Unit School District 11

Political districts

References

  • "Versailles Township, Brown County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  • 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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