Kaskaskia Township, Fayette County, Illinois

Kaskaskia Township
Township
Location in Fayette County
Fayette County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°51′57″N 89°05′13″W / 38.86583°N 89.08694°WCoordinates: 38°51′57″N 89°05′13″W / 38.86583°N 89.08694°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fayette
Established	November 9, 1859
Area
• Total	34.34 sq mi (88.9 km^2)
• Land	34.3 sq mi (89 km^2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km^2)  0.12%
Elevation	515 ft (157 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	650
• Density	19/sq mi (7/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62471, 62885, 62892
GNIS feature ID	0429197

Kaskaskia Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 650 and it contained 289 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.34 square miles (88.9 km²), of which 34.3 square miles (89 km²) (or 99.88%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.12%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Shobonier

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Britton, Farmer, Heckethorn, Lee and McConnell.

Major highways

• US Route 51

School districts

• Patoka Community Unit School District 100
• Vandalia Community Unit School District 203

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 102
• State Senate District 51

References

• "Kaskaskia 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. "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