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Shiloh Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

Coordinates: 38°21′N 88°59′W / 38.350°N 88.983°W / 38.350; -88.983
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Shiloh Township
Township
Location in Jefferson County
Location in Jefferson County
Jefferson County's location in Illinois
Jefferson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°21′N 88°59′W / 38.350°N 88.983°W / 38.350; -88.983
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyJefferson
Area
 • Total
36.32 sq mi (94.1 km2)
 • Land36.24 sq mi (93.9 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.19%
Elevation
453 ft (138 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
6,596
 • Density182.7/sq mi (70.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
62864, 62894, 62898
FIPS code17-081-69511

Shiloh Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,620 and it contained 3,204 housing units.[2]

Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.32 square miles (94.1 km2), of which 36.24 square miles (93.9 km2) (or 99.78%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.19%) is water.[2] The township is centered at 38°21′N 88°59′W (38.344,-88.982). It is transversed north–south by Interstate Route 57 and east–west by Interstate Route 64 and State Route 15.

Cities, towns, villages

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Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

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Cemeteries

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The township contains these nine cemeteries: Memorial Garden, New Shiloh, Oddfellows, Old Shiloh, Pleasant Grove, Reynolds, Slade, Sunset Memorial and West Salem.

Major highways

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Airports and landing strips

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  • Mount Vernon Bullock Heliport

Lakes

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  • Peckerwood Lake

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)6,596[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Political districts

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References

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  • "Shiloh Township, Jefferson County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  • 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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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