Chouteau Township | |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
Coordinates: | 222,22 38.7881°N -90.0958°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Madison |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Date: | November 2, 1875 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Supervisor |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 32.95 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 29.7 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 3.25 |
Elevation Ft: | 420 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 8041 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 277 |
Timezone1: | CST |
Utc Offset1: | -6 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-119-14260 |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Chouteau Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,226 and it contained 3,438 housing units.[2]
Chouteau Township was named after Chouteau Island, which was named for Pierre Chouteau, a member of the Chouteau family.[3]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 90.14%) is land and (or 9.86%) is water.[2]