LaClede Township, Fayette County, Illinois

LaClede Township
Township

Location in Fayette County

Fayette County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°52′19″N 88°45′00″W / 38.87194°N 88.75000°W / 38.87194; -88.75000Coordinates: 38°52′19″N 88°45′00″W / 38.87194°N 88.75000°W / 38.87194; -88.75000
Country United States
State Illinois
County Fayette
Established November 9, 1859
Area
  Total 36.84 sq mi (95.4 km2)
  Land 36.8 sq mi (95 km2)
  Water 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.11%
Elevation 584 ft (178 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 909
  Density 24.7/sq mi (9.5/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 62426, 62838, 62880
GNIS feature ID 0429215

LaClede Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 909 and it contained 408 housing units.[1]

LaClede Township was named for Pierre Laclede, the founder of St. Louis, Missouri.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.84 square miles (95.4 km2), of which 36.8 square miles (95 km2) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.11%) is water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains Farina Cemetery.

Major highways

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. 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.
  2. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. p. 178.

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