Papineau Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°59′N87°45′W / 40.983°N 87.750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Iroquois |
Established | November 6, 1855 |
Area | |
• Total | 29.66 sq mi (76.8 km2) |
• Land | 29.51 sq mi (76.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.4 km2) 0.51% |
Elevation | 614 ft (187 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016) [1] | 476 |
• Density | 16.9/sq mi (6.5/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 60912, 60951, 60964 |
FIPS code | 17-075-57589 |
Papineau Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 499 and it contained 204 housing units. [2]
Originally named Weygandt by early Dutch settlers, the township name was changed in 1862 by later French-Canadian settlers to Papineau, after the Québec nationalist hero of the 1830s Louis-Joseph Papineau.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.66 square miles (76.8 km2), of which 29.51 square miles (76.4 km2) (or 99.49%) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2) (or 0.51%) is water. [2]
The township contains these four cemeteries: Jones, Oak Ridge, Papineau and Saint Joseph.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2016 (est.) | 476 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census [3] |
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