Papineau Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Papineau Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 499 and it contained 204 housing units.[2]

Papineau Township
Township
Fields west of Beaverville
Fields west of Beaverville
Location in Iroquois County
Location in Iroquois County
Iroquois County's location in Illinois
Iroquois County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°59′N 87°45′W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyIroquois
EstablishedNovember 6, 1855
Area
 • Total29.66 sq mi (76.8 km2)
 • Land29.51 sq mi (76.4 km2)
 • Water0.15 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.51%
Elevation
614 ft (187 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
476
 • Density16.9/sq mi (6.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
60912, 60951, 60964
FIPS code17-075-57589

Originally named Weygandt by early Dutch settlers, the township name was changed in 1862 by later French-Canadian settlers to Papineau, after the Québec nationalist hero of the 1830s Louis-Joseph Papineau.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.66 square miles (76.8 km2), of which 29.51 square miles (76.4 km2) (or 99.49%) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2) (or 0.51%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Jones, Oak Ridge, Papineau and Saint Joseph.

Major highways

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)476[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts
  • Donovan Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

References
  • "Papineau Township, Iroquois County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 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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