Marine Township, Madison County, Illinois Explained

Marine Township
Settlement Type:Township
Image Map1:Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates:38.7881°N -89.7606°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:35.55
Area Land Sq Mi:35.29
Area Water Sq Mi:0.26
Elevation Ft:528
Population As Of:2010
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[1]
Population Est:2200
Population Density Sq Mi:63.6
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-119-46877
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons

Marine Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,243 and it contained 920 housing units.[2]

History

Marine Township was named by the sea captains who settled there.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.27%) is land and (or 0.73%) 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. Book: Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and Its People, 1812 to 1912 . The Lewis Publishing Co. . Norton, William T. . 1912 . 563.

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