Papineau Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Papineau Township
Papineau Township
Township
	Fields west of Beaverville
	Location in Iroquois County
	Iroquois County's location in Illinois
	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)	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

Last updated July 28, 2023

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]

Geography

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]

Cities, towns, villages

Papineau

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Jones, Oak Ridge, Papineau and Saint Joseph.

Major highways

Illinois Route 1

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	476	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Donovan Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

Illinois's 15th congressional district
State House District 79
State Senate District 40

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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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
↑ "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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

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

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Iroquois County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Watseka
Cities	Gilman Watseka	Map of Illinois highlighting Iroquois County
Villages	Ashkum Beaverville Buckley Chebanse‡ Cissna Park Clifton Crescent City Danforth Donovan Iroquois Loda Martinton Milford Onarga Papineau Sheldon Thawville Wellington Woodland
Townships	Artesia Ash Grove Ashkum Beaver Beaverville Belmont Chebanse Concord Crescent Danforth Douglas Fountain Creek Iroquois Loda Lovejoy Martinton Middleport Milford Milks Grove Onarga Papineau Pigeon Grove Prairie Green Ridgeland Sheldon Stockland
Unincorporated communities	Bryce Claytonville Delrey Eastburn Effner Fountain Creek Goodwine L'Erable La Hogue Pittwood Stockland
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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