Dorchester Township, Macoupin County, Illinois

Dorchester Township
Township

Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 39°2′N 89°52′W / 39.033°N 89.867°W / 39.033; -89.867Coordinates: 39°2′N 89°52′W / 39.033°N 89.867°W / 39.033; -89.867
Country United States
State Illinois
County Macoupin
Settled November 1, 1870
Area
 • Total 36.11 sq mi (93.5 km2)
 • Land 35.98 sq mi (93.2 km2)
 • Water 0.13 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation 620 ft (190 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 1,489
 • Density 43.1/sq mi (16.6/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 17-117-20383

Dorchester Township (T7N R7W) is located in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,550 and it contained 652 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.11 square miles (93.5 km2), of which 35.98 square miles (93.2 km2) (or 99.64%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) (or 0.36%) is water.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
Est. 20161,489[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Adjacent townships

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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.