Denison Township | |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
Coordinates: | 38.6286°N -87.6944°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lawrence |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Date: | November 4, 1856 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Supervisor |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 58.37 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 57.9 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.47 |
Elevation Ft: | 492 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 1461 |
Timezone1: | CST |
Utc Offset1: | -6 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-101-19395 |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Denison Township is located in Lawrence County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,558 and it contained 738 housing units.[2]
The township's name honors William Denison, a county official.[3]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.19%) is land and (or 0.81%) is water.[2]