Alto Township, Lee County, Illinois Explained

Official Name:Alto Township
Settlement Type:Township
Unit Pref:Imperial
Image Map1:Map of Illinois highlighting Lee County.svg
Mapsize1:150px
Map Caption1:Lee County's location in Illinois
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lee
Leader Title:Supervisor
Leader Name:Dennis E. Burkhart
Established Title:Established
Established Date:February 28, 1860
Area Total Sq Mi:34.94
Area Land Sq Mi:34.9
Area Water Sq Mi:0.04
Area Water Percent:0.11
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Sq Mi:16.2
Elevation M:253
Elevation Ft:830
Coordinates:41.8408°N -88.9975°W
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:60530, 60553, 61068
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-103-01101
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[1]
Population Est:534

Alto Township is one of twenty-two townships in Lee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 565 and it contained 230 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.89%) is land and (or 0.11%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Steward and Union.

Airports and landing strips

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Estimates. June 9, 2017.
  2. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212200821/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17103 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-28.

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