Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois

Stanford Township
Stanford Township
	Township
	Location in Clay County
	Clay County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 38°40′N88°25′W / 38.667°N 88.417°W Coordinates: 38°40′N88°25′W / 38.667°N 88.417°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clay
Established	November 5, 1861
Area
• Total	53.04 sq mi (137.4 km2)
• Land	52.98 sq mi (137.2 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.13%
Elevation	449 ft (137 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016) [1]	575
• Density	11.3/sq mi (4.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62824, 62839, 62858
FIPS code	17-025-72247

Last updated April 10, 2020

Stanford Township is one of twelve townships in Clay County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 599 and it contained 269 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township (T2&3N R7E) has a total area of 53.04 square miles (137.4 km²), of which 52.98 square miles (137.2 km²) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) (or 0.13%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Clay City (west edge)
Flora (east quarter)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Bloom, Kneff, McCawley, Mount Zion United Brethren and Rusk.

Airports and landing strips

Flora Municipal Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
Est. 2016	575	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Clay City Community Unit District 10
Flora Community Unit School District 35
North Clay Community Unit School District 25

Political districts

Illinois' 19th congressional district
State House District 108
State Senate District 54

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References

1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
1 2 "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[USCensusEst2016-1] 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[census-2] 1 2 "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Louisville
City	Flora	Map of Illinois highlighting Clay County
Villages	Clay City Iola Louisville Sailor Springs Xenia
Townships	Bible Grove Blair Clay City Harter Hoosier Larkinsburg Louisville Oskaloosa Pixley Songer Stanford Xenia
Unincorporated communities	Bible Grove Camp Travis Cruse Greendale‡ Hoosier Hord Ingraham Kenner Oskaloosa Riffle Wendelin
Ghost town	Bethel
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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