Saline Township, Madison County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States
38°47′12″N 89°39′23″W / 38.78667°N 89.65639°W / 38.78667; -89.65639CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyMadisonSettledNovember 2, 1875Government
 • MayorAlvin Steiner[citation needed]Area
 • Total35.66 sq mi (92.4 km2) • Land34.39 sq mi (89.1 km2) • Water1.27 sq mi (3.3 km2)Elevation
499 ft (152 m)Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
6,268 • Density183.8/sq mi (71.0/km2)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code17-119-67275

Saline Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,321 and it contained 2,486 housing units.[2] Saline Township covers the northern part of Highland, most of Grantfork, and the Madison County portion of Pierron.[3] The government offices are in Woodcrest Drive in Highland.

History

Saline Township was named from the salinity of a salt well.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.66 square miles (92.4 km2), of which 34.39 square miles (89.1 km2) (or 96.44%) is land and 1.27 square miles (3.3 km2) (or 3.56%) is water.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2016 (est.)6,268[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Saline Township Zoning: Madison County, IL" (PDF). Madison County Planning & Development. April 21, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
  4. ^ Norton, William T. (1912). Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and Its People, 1812 to 1912. The Lewis Publishing Co. pp. 601.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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