Fairview Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Fairview Township
Township
Location in Fulton County
Fulton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°40′09″N 90°09′02″W / 40.66917°N 90.15056°WCoordinates: 40°40′09″N 90°09′02″W / 40.66917°N 90.15056°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fulton
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	35.94 sq mi (93.1 km^2)
• Land	35.53 sq mi (92.0 km^2)
• Water	0.41 sq mi (1.1 km^2)  1.14%
Elevation	696 ft (212 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	698
• Density	19.6/sq mi (7.6/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61432, 61520, 61531, 61544
GNIS feature ID	0428988

Fairview Township is one of 26 townships in Fulton County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 698 and it contained 303 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.94 square miles (93.1 km²), of which 35.53 square miles (92.0 km²) (or 98.86%) is land and 0.41 square miles (1.1 km²) (or 1.14%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Fairview
• Oak Mound (no longer exists)
• Parrville

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Coal Creek, Fairview, Lyons, Markley and Shumaker.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 97
• Illinois Route 116

School districts

• Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265
• Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

• Illinois' 17th congressional district
• State House District 91
• State Senate District 46

References

• "Fairview Township, Fulton 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. "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