Avena Township, Fayette County, Illinois

Avena Township
Township

Greenhouses on U.S. Route 40, west of St. Elmo

Location in Fayette County

Fayette County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°02′35″N 88°51′44″W / 39.04306°N 88.86222°W / 39.04306; -88.86222Coordinates: 39°02′35″N 88°51′44″W / 39.04306°N 88.86222°W / 39.04306; -88.86222
Country United States
State Illinois
County Fayette
Established November 9, 1859
Area
 • Total 36.47 sq mi (94.5 km2)
 • Land 36.32 sq mi (94.1 km2)
 • Water 0.15 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.41%
Elevation 597 ft (182 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 1,956
 • Density 55.3/sq mi (21.4/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 62418, 62458
FIPS code 17-051-03155

Avena Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,010 and it contained 855 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.47 square miles (94.5 km2), of which 36.32 square miles (94.1 km2) (or 99.59%) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2) (or 0.41%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Extinct towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Crums Chapel, Guy, Maplewood, Seidner, Saint Bonaventure and Yolton.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
Est. 20161,956[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
Adjacent places of Avena Township, Fayette County, Illinois
 Loudon Township
Sefton Township Mound Township, Effingham County
   Avena Township  
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