Godfrey Township, Madison County, Illinois Explained

Godfrey Township
Settlement Type:Township
Image Map1:Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates:38.9603°N -90.2233°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:36.64
Area Land Sq Mi:34.64
Area Water Sq Mi:2
Elevation Ft:604
Population As Of:2010
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[1]
Population Est:17733
Population Density Sq Mi:519.1
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-119-30107
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons

Godfrey Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 17,982 and it contained 7,708 housing units.[2] Godfrey Township is coterminous with the municipality of Godfrey, Illinois. It is one of two coterminous townships in Madison County and one of seventeen coterminous townships statewide.[3] As of May 20, 2019, Godfrey Township has been dissolved.[4]

History

Godfrey Township is named for Captain Benjamin Godfrey, an early settler and the township's largest landowner.[5] [6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 94.54%) is land and (or 5.46%) is water.[2]

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/20200212202225/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17119. dead. 2020-02-12. United States Census. 2013-05-28.
  3. Sohl. Shannon N.. Bannovetz. James M.. May 2014. Too Many Governments in Illinois? What is the Impact on Townships?. Policy Profiles. Northern Illinois University. 13. 1. 1–15. December 12, 2016. April 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170404111234/http://cgs.niu.edu/Policy_Profiles/policy-profile-volume13-number1-Too-Many-Governments-.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: Godfrey voters eliminate township. 2018-11-07. Illinois Policy. 2019-07-22.
  5. Book: The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States . Govt. Print. Off. . Gannett, Henry . 1905 . 139.
  6. Book: Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and Its People, 1812 to 1912 . The Lewis Publishing Co. . Norton, William T. . 1912 . 516.

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