Alto Township, Lee County, Illinois

Alto Township
Township
Location in Lee County
Lee County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°50′27″N 88°59′51″W / 41.84083°N 88.99750°WCoordinates: 41°50′27″N 88°59′51″W / 41.84083°N 88.99750°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Lee
Established	February 28, 1860
Government
• Supervisor	Dennis E. Burkhart
Area
• Total	34.94 sq mi (90.5 km^2)
• Land	34.9 sq mi (90 km^2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km^2)  0.11%
Elevation	830 ft (253 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	565
• Density	16.2/sq mi (6.3/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60530, 60553, 61068
GNIS feature ID	0428585

Alto Township is one of twenty-two townships in Lee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 565 and it contained 230 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.94 square miles (90.5 km²), of which 34.9 square miles (90 km²) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.11%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Steward

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Steward and Union.

Airports and landing strips

• Thompson Landing Strip
• Wilbur Thompson Airport

School districts

• Indian Creek Community Unit District 425

Political districts

• Illinois's 14th congressional district
• State House District 90
• State Senate District 45

References

• "Alto Township, Lee County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois