Saline Township, Madison County, Illinois

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Saline Township
Township
Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 38°47′12″N89°39′23″W / 38.78667°N 89.65639°W / 38.78667; -89.65639 Coordinates: 38°47′12″N89°39′23″W / 38.78667°N 89.65639°W / 38.78667; -89.65639
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County Madison
SettledNovember 2, 1875
Government
 • 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 zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 17-119-67275

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.

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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.%±
2016 (est.)6,268 [1]
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

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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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ↑ "Saline Township Zoning: Madison County, IL" (PDF). Madison County Planning & Development. 21 April 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 27 September 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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