Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois

Stanford Township
Township
Location in Clay County
Clay County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°40′N 88°25′W / 38.667°N 88.417°WCoordinates: 38°40′N 88°25′W / 38.667°N 88.417°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clay
Established	November 5, 1861
Area
• Total	53.04 sq mi (137.4 km^2)
• Land	52.98 sq mi (137.2 km^2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.2 km^2)  0.13%
Elevation	449 ft (137 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	599
• Density	11.3/sq mi (4.4/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62824, 62839, 62858
GNIS feature ID	0429792

Stanford Township is one of twelve townships in Clay County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 599 and it contained 269 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township (T2&3N R7E) has a total area of 53.04 square miles (137.4 km²), of which 52.98 square miles (137.2 km²) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) (or 0.13%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Clay City (west edge)
• Flora (east quarter)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Bloom, Kneff, McCawley, Mount Zion United Brethren and Rusk.

Major highways

• US Route 45
• US Route 50

Airports and landing strips

• Flora Municipal Airport

School districts

• Clay City Community Unit District 10
• Flora Community Unit School District 35
• North Clay Community Unit School District 25

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 108
• State Senate District 54

References

• "Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
• 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