Wabash Township, Clark County, Illinois

Wabash Township
Township

Location in Clark County

Clark County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°24′38″N 87°36′16″W / 39.41056°N 87.60444°W / 39.41056; -87.60444Coordinates: 39°24′38″N 87°36′16″W / 39.41056°N 87.60444°W / 39.41056; -87.60444
Country United States
State Illinois
County Clark
Established November 7, 1854
Area
 • Total 73.13 sq mi (189.4 km2)
 • Land 73 sq mi (190 km2)
 • Water 0.14 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.19%
Elevation 561 ft (171 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 2,202
 • Density 30.9/sq mi (11.9/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62423, 62441
FIPS code 17-023-78279

Wabash Township is one of fifteen townships in Clark County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,257 and it contained 1,033 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 73.13 square miles (189.4 km2), of which 73 square miles (190 km2) (or 99.82%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) (or 0.19%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these eleven cemeteries: Asbury, Big Creek, Black, Cumberland, Dean, Dennison, Farris, Liffick, Livingston, Mackey and Thompson.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Kibler Airport

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20162,202[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Marshall Community Unit School District #C-2

Political districts

References

  • "Wabash Township, Clark County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  • 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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