Wade Township, Jasper County, Illinois Explained

Official Name:Wade Township
Settlement Type:Township
Image Map1:Map of Illinois highlighting Jasper County.svg
Mapsize1:150px
Map Caption1:Jasper County's location in Illinois
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jasper
Established Title:Established
Established Date:November 8, 1859
Area Total Sq Mi:74.33
Area Land Sq Mi:73.96
Area Water Sq Mi:0.37
Area Water Percent:0.50
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Sq Mi:60.5
Elevation M:154
Elevation Ft:505
Coordinates:39.0136°N -88.1808°W
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:62448, 62479
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-079-78357
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[1]
Population Est:4384
Unit Pref:Imperial

Wade Township is one of eleven townships in Jasper County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,475 and it contained 2,082 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.50%) is land and (or 0.50%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these twenty-two cemeteries: Bowers, Brick, Burford, Carter, Christian Chapel, Coburn, Gila Lutheran, Higgins/Colburn, Hickory, Jasper Family, Jones, Kibler, Liberty, Miller/Yager, Mt Calvery, New Saint Peters, Old Jasper County Poor Farm, Old Saint Peters, Redford, Riverside, Vanderhoof and West Lawn.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Rivers

Lakes

Landmarks

School districts

Political districts

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/20200212204353/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17079 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-28.

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