Patterson Township, Greene County, Illinois

Patterson Township
Township
Location in Greene County
Greene County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°28′57″N 90°31′40″W / 39.48250°N 90.52778°W / 39.48250; -90.52778Coordinates: 39°28′57″N 90°31′40″W / 39.48250°N 90.52778°W / 39.48250; -90.52778
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Greene
Established	November 4, 1884
Area
• Total	47.66 sq mi (123.4 km2)
• Land	47.12 sq mi (122.0 km2)
• Water	0.54 sq mi (1.4 km2)  1.13%
Elevation	433 ft (132 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)[1]	600
• Density	13.5/sq mi (5.2/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62050, 62078, 62082, 62092
FIPS code	17-061-58096

Patterson Township is one of thirteen townships in Greene County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 636 and it contained 282 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 47.66 square miles (123.4 km²), of which 47.12 square miles (122.0 km²) (or 98.87%) is land and 0.54 square miles (1.4 km²) (or 1.13%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Hillview
• Wilmington

Unincorporated towns

• Grand Pass at 39°27′28″N 90°35′46″W / 39.457826°N 90.596236°W / 39.457826; -90.596236
• Hanks Station at 39°27′32″N 90°28′14″W / 39.458937°N 90.470679°W / 39.458937; -90.470679
• McClay Orchard at 39°28′00″N 90°31′30″W / 39.466715°N 90.525125°W / 39.466715; -90.525125
• Patterson at 39°28′50″N 90°28′58″W / 39.480603°N 90.482902°W / 39.480603; -90.482902

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Bluefield, Hanks, Johnson Burial Ground, Pinetree, Rawlins, Shelton, Smith and Wilmington.

Airports and landing strips

• Hartwell Ranch RLA Airport

Rivers

• Illinois River

Demographics

School districts

• North Greene Unit School District 3

Political districts

• Illinois' 17th congressional district
• State House District 97
• State Senate District 49

References

• "Patterson Township, Greene County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

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. 

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives