Lee Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Lee Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 237 and it contained 110 housing units.[2]

Lee Township
Township
Location in Fulton County
Location in Fulton County
Fulton County's location in Illinois
Fulton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°35′14″N 90°23′31″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyFulton
EstablishedNovember 6, 1849
Area
 • Total37.18 sq mi (96.3 km2)
 • Land37.18 sq mi (96.3 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
633 ft (193 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
228
 • Density6.4/sq mi (2.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61415, 61431, 61459, 61477
FIPS code17-057-42574

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.18 square miles (96.3 km2), all land.[2]

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Extinct towns
  • Virgil
  • Oak Grove

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Barnes, Checkrow, Guernsey, Peirsol, Rigdon and Virgil.

Peirsol Cemetery was a family cemetery which many at one time scattered the county. Like many it was abandoned & is in poor condition if not destroyed.

Guernsey Cemetery is a cemetery off route 9,it too is in very poor condition & overgrown with brush.

Major highways

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)228[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts
  • Avon Community Unit School District 176
  • Bushnell Prairie City Community Unit School District 170
  • Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

References
  • "Lee Township, Fulton 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. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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