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Willow Hill Township, Jasper County, Illinois

Coordinates: 38°59′12″N 88°00′44″W / 38.98667°N 88.01222°W / 38.98667; -88.01222
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Willow Hill Township
Location in Jasper County
Location in Jasper County
Jasper County's location in Illinois
Jasper County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°59′12″N 88°00′44″W / 38.98667°N 88.01222°W / 38.98667; -88.01222
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyJasper
EstablishedNovember 8, 1859
Area
 • Total
34.16 sq mi (88.5 km2)
 • Land34.13 sq mi (88.4 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.09%
Elevation
492 ft (150 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
631
 • Density18.7/sq mi (7.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
62448, 62449, 62480
FIPS code17-079-82023

Willow Hill Township is one of eleven townships in Jasper County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 639 and it contained 279 housing units.[2]

Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.16 square miles (88.5 km2), of which 34.13 square miles (88.4 km2) (or 99.91%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.09%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

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Adjacent townships

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Cemeteries

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The township contains these four cemeteries: Edison, Miller, Shiloh and Todd.

Major highways

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Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2016 (est.)631[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

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  • Jasper County Community Unit School District 1
  • Oblong Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

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References

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  • "Willow Hill Township, Jasper 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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