Loudon Township, Fayette County, Illinois

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Loudon Township
Township
Location in Fayette County
Location in Fayette County
Fayette County's location in Illinois
Fayette County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°08′26″N 88°52′19″W / 39.14056°N 88.87194°W / 39.14056; -88.87194Coordinates: 39°08′26″N 88°52′19″W / 39.14056°N 88.87194°W / 39.14056; -88.87194
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyFayette
EstablishedNovember 9, 1859
Area
 • Total59.83 sq mi (155.0 km2)
 • Land59.79 sq mi (154.9 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.07%
Elevation
600 ft (183 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
931
 • Density16/sq mi (6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
62080, 62411, 62414, 62418, 62458
FIPS code17-051-44901

Loudon Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 954 and it contained 418 housing units.[2]

Geography[]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 59.83 square miles (155.0 km2), of which 59.79 square miles (154.9 km2) (or 99.93%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.07%) is water.[2]

Extinct towns[]

  • Greenland
  • Magnolia Corner
  • Post Oak
  • Wrights Corner
  • Bob Doane

Cemeteries[]

The township contains these nine cemeteries: Bob Doan, Dial, Dunkard, Mount Moriah, Post Oak, Ranson, Rhodes Family, Rogers and Spring Hill.

Major highways[]

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
2016 (est.)931[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts[]

  • Beecher City Community Unit School District 20
  • Brownstown Community Unit School District 201
  • Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3a
  • Ramsey Community Unit School District 204
  • St Elmo Community Unit School District 202

Political districts[]

References[]

  • "Loudon Township, Fayette County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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