Sharon Township, Fayette County, Illinois

Sharon Township
Township
Location in Fayette County
Fayette County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°02′42″N 89°05′51″W / 39.04500°N 89.09750°WCoordinates: 39°02′42″N 89°05′51″W / 39.04500°N 89.09750°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fayette
Established	November 9, 1859
Area
• Total	25.17 sq mi (65.2 km^2)
• Land	24.77 sq mi (64.2 km^2)
• Water	0.4 sq mi (1 km^2)  1.59%
Elevation	656 ft (200 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,441
• Density	98.5/sq mi (38.0/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62080, 62471
GNIS feature ID	0429736

Sharon Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,441 and it contained 425 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.17 square miles (65.2 km²), of which 24.77 square miles (64.2 km²) (or 98.41%) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) (or 1.59%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Vandalia (north quarter)

Unincorporated towns

• Vera

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Independence, Sharon and Union.

Major highways

• US Route 51
• Illinois Route 185

Landmarks

• Vandalia Correctional Center (north quarter)

School districts

• Ramsey Community Unit School District 204
• Vandalia Community Unit School District 203

Political districts

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

References

• "Sharon 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