Wheatland Township, Fayette County, Illinois

Wheatland Township
Township

Location in Fayette County

Fayette County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°57′21″N 88°51′34″W / 38.95583°N 88.85944°W / 38.95583; -88.85944Coordinates: 38°57′21″N 88°51′34″W / 38.95583°N 88.85944°W / 38.95583; -88.85944
Country United States
State Illinois
County Fayette
Established November 9, 1859
Area
 • Total 36.73 sq mi (95.1 km2)
 • Land 36.69 sq mi (95.0 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.11%
Elevation 584 ft (178 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 452
 • Density 12.7/sq mi (4.9/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 62418, 62458, 62838, 62857, 62880
FIPS code 17-051-81022

Wheatland Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 467 and it contained 246 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.73 square miles (95.1 km2), of which 36.69 square miles (95.0 km2) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.11%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: German Reformed, Lovett, Old Loogootee, Sidener and Stein.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
Est. 2016452[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.
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