Patoka Township, Marion County, Illinois Explained

Patoka Township
Settlement Type:Township
Image Map1:Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates:38.7833°N -94°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:34.97
Area Land Sq Mi:34.95
Area Water Sq Mi:0.03
Elevation Ft:499
Population As Of:2010
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[1]
Population Est:1009
Population Density Sq Mi:29.7
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-121-58070
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons

Patoka Township is located in Marion County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,038 and it contained 523 housing units.[2]

Geography

Patoka Township (T4N R1E) is centered at 38°47'N 89°5'W (38.780, -89.086). It is traversed north–south by U.S. Route 51 and east–west by the North Fork of the Kaskaskia River. The city of Patoka is located near the south end of the township. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.94%) is land and (or 0.09%) 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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