Meacham Township, Marion County, Illinois Explained

Meacham Township
Settlement Type:Township
Image Map1:Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates:38.7667°N -133°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Marion
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:November 4, 1873
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Supervisor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:36.66
Area Land Sq Mi:36.54
Area Water Sq Mi:0.12
Elevation Ft:584
Population As Of:2010
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[1]
Population Est:367
Population Density Sq Mi:10.3
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-121-47826
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons

Meacham Township is located in Marion County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 375 and it contained 167 housing units.[2]

Geography

Meacham Township (T4N R4E) is centered at 38°46'N 88°45'W (38.774, -88.754). Short portions of Interstate Route 57, State Route 37 and the East Fork of the Kaskaskia River cross the township's northwest corner. The north ends of Forbes Lake and Stephen A. Forbes State Park are located at its southern border. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.67%) is land and (or 0.33%) is water.[2]

Adjacent townships

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/20200212200401/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17121 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-28.

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