Godfrey Township, Madison County, Illinois

Godfrey Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 17,982 and it contained 7,708 housing units.[2] Godfrey Township is coterminous with the municipality of Godfrey, Illinois. It is one of two coterminous townships in Madison County and one of seventeen coterminous townships statewide.[3] As of May 20, 2019, Godfrey Township has been dissolved.[4]

Godfrey Township
Township
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 38°57′37″N 90°13′24″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyMadison
SettledNovember 2, 1875
Area
 • Total36.64 sq mi (94.9 km2)
 • Land34.64 sq mi (89.7 km2)
 • Water2 sq mi (5 km2)
Elevation
604 ft (184 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
17,733
 • Density519.1/sq mi (200.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-119-30107

History

Godfrey Township is named for Captain Benjamin Godfrey, an early settler and the township's largest landowner.[5][6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.64 square miles (94.9 km2), of which 34.64 square miles (89.7 km2) (or 94.54%) is land and 2 square miles (5.2 km2) (or 5.46%) is water.[2]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2016 (est.)17,733[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References
  1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. Sohl, Shannon N.; Bannovetz, James M. (May 2014). "Too Many Governments in Illinois? What is the Impact on Townships?" (PDF). Policy Profiles. Northern Illinois University. 13 (1): 1–15. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  4. "Godfrey voters eliminate township". Illinois Policy. 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  5. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 139.
  6. Norton, William T. (1912). Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and Its People, 1812 to 1912. The Lewis Publishing Co. pp. 516.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.



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