Loudon Township, Fayette County, Illinois

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]

Loudon Township
Township
Location in Fayette County
Fayette County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°08′26″N 88°52′19″W
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

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
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016931[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
  • Illinois' 19th congressional district
  • State House District 102
  • State Senate District 51
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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. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. "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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