Fidelity Township, Jersey County, Illinois

Fidelity Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 715 and it contained 309 housing units.[2]

Fidelity Township
Township
Location in Jersey County
Jersey County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°08′09″N 90°11′39″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyJersey
EstablishedNovember 5, 1878
Area
 • Total36.18 sq mi (93.7 km2)
 • Land36.11 sq mi (93.5 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.19%
Elevation
604 ft (184 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
672
 • Density19.8/sq mi (7.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
62012, 62030, 62052, 62063, 62079
FIPS code17-083-25973

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.18 square miles (93.7 km2), of which 36.11 square miles (93.5 km2) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.19%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Extinct towns
  • Bowman

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Chapman, Longwill, Luckey-Weber, Moore and Trible.

Major highways

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016672[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

Political districts
  • Illinois' 19th congressional district
  • State House District 97
  • State Senate District 49

References
  • "Fidelity Township, Jersey County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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