Wilberton Township, Fayette County, Illinois

Wilberton Township
Township

Location in Fayette County

Fayette County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°52′00″N 88°58′37″W / 38.86667°N 88.97694°W / 38.86667; -88.97694Coordinates: 38°52′00″N 88°58′37″W / 38.86667°N 88.97694°W / 38.86667; -88.97694
Country United States
State Illinois
County Fayette
Established November 9, 1859
Area
 • Total 35.54 sq mi (92.0 km2)
 • Land 35.52 sq mi (92.0 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.06%
Elevation 554 ft (169 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 499
 • Density 14.2/sq mi (5.5/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62471, 62880, 62885
FIPS code 17-051-81568

Wilberton Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 505 and it contained 187 housing units.[2] Its name changed from Richland Township on September 24, 1860.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.54 square miles (92.0 km2), of which 35.52 square miles (92.0 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.06%) is water.[2]

Extinct towns

  • Augsburg
  • Saint Paul
  • Wilberton

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Augsburg, Center, Cheshier, Crowder, Frogtown, Riedle and Saint Paul Lutheran.

Lakes

  • Gatch Lake

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016499[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

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

Political districts

References

  • "Wilberton 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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