Loudon Township, Fayette County, Illinois
Loudon Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 954 and it contained 418 housing units.[2]
Loudon Township | |
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Location in Fayette County | |
Fayette County's location in Illinois | |
Coordinates: 39°08′26″N 88°52′19″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Fayette |
Established | November 9, 1859 |
Area | |
• Total | 59.83 sq mi (155.0 km2) |
• Land | 59.79 sq mi (154.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.07% |
Elevation | 600 ft (183 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 931 |
• Density | 16/sq mi (6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 62080, 62411, 62414, 62418, 62458 |
FIPS code | 17-051-44901 |
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 59.83 square miles (155.0 km2), of which 59.79 square miles (154.9 km2) (or 99.93%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.07%) is water.[2]
Extinct towns
- Greenland
- Magnolia Corner
- Post Oak
- Wrights Corner
- Bob Doane
Cemeteries
The township contains these nine cemeteries: Bob Doan, Dial, Dunkard, Mount Moriah, Post Oak, Ranson, Rhodes Family, Rogers and Spring Hill.
Major highways
School districts
- Beecher City Community Unit School District 20
- Brownstown Community Unit School District 201
- Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3a
- Ramsey Community Unit School District 204
- St Elmo Community Unit School District 202
Political districts
- Illinois' 19th congressional district
- State House District 102
- State Senate District 51
References
- "Loudon 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
- "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- "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.
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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