LaClede Township, Fayette County, Illinois

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.[2]

LaClede Township
Township
Location in Fayette County
Location in Fayette County
Fayette County's location in Illinois
Fayette County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°52′19″N 88°45′00″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyFayette
EstablishedNovember 9, 1859
Area
 • Total36.84 sq mi (95.4 km2)
 • Land36.8 sq mi (95 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.11%
Elevation
584 ft (178 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
891
 • Density24.7/sq mi (9.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
62426, 62838, 62880
FIPS code17-051-40533

LaClede Township was named for Pierre Laclede, the founder of St. Louis, Missouri.[3]

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.[2]

Cities, towns, villages
  • Farina (northeast three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains Farina Cemetery.

Major highways

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)891[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

School districts
  • Altamont Community Unit School District 10
  • Effingham Community Unit School District 40
  • South Central Community Unit School District 401

Political districts

References
  • "LaClede Township, Fayette County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. pp. 178.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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