Leef Township, Madison County, Illinois

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Leef Township
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Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 38°51′51″N89°39′36″W / 38.86417°N 89.66000°W / 38.86417; -89.66000
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County Madison
SettledNovember 2, 1875
Area
  Total29.38 sq mi (76.1 km2)
  Land29.26 sq mi (75.8 km2)
  Water0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
558 ft (170 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Estimate 
(2016) [1]
616
  Density21.5/sq mi (8.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 17-119-42652

Leef Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 628 and it contained 246 housing units. [2]

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History

Leef Township was named for the Swiss immigrant Jacob Leu, who anglicized his name to Leef. [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.38 square miles (76.1 km2), of which 29.26 square miles (75.8 km2) (or 99.59%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.37%) is water. [2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2016 (est.)616 [1]
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. Norton, William T. (1912). Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and Its People, 1812 to 1912. The Lewis Publishing Co. pp.  562.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.