Farrington Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

Farrington Township
Farrington Township
	Township
	Location in Jefferson County
	Jefferson County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 38°26′N88°45′W / 38.433°N 88.750°W Coordinates: 38°26′N88°45′W / 38.433°N 88.750°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jefferson
Area
• Total	36.76 sq mi (95.2 km2)
• Land	36.69 sq mi (95.0 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.19%
Elevation	472 ft (144 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016) [1]	555
• Density	15.5/sq mi (6.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62814, 62851, 62864, 62889
FIPS code	17-081-25648

Last updated April 10, 2020

Farrington Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 567 and it contained 246 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.76 square miles (95.2 km²), of which 36.69 square miles (95.0 km²) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) (or 0.19%) is water.^[2] The township is centered at 38°26'N 88°45′W (38.429,-88.757).

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Extinct towns

Pigeon at 38°23′42″N88°45′22″W / 38.395°N 88.756°W / 38.395; -88.756

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Adjacent townships

Romine Township, Marion County (north)
Orchard Township, Wayne County (northeast)
Hickory Hill Township, Wayne County (east)
Webber Township (south)
Mount Vernon Township (southwest)
Field Township (west)
Haines Township, Marion County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Falley, Greenwalt, Harmony, Lowery, McConnaughhay, Mifflin, Mount Zion and Wells Chapel.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
Est. 2016	555	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Farrington Grade School

Political districts

Illinois' 19th congressional district
State House District 107
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 Jefferson County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Mount Vernon
Cities	Centralia‡ Mount Vernon Nason	Map of Illinois highlighting Jefferson County
Villages	Belle Rive Bluford Bonnie Dix Ina Waltonville Woodlawn
Townships	Bald Hill Blissville Casner Dodds Elk Prairie Farrington Field Grand Prairie McClellan Moore's Prairie Mt. Vernon Pendleton Rome Shiloh Spring Garden Webber
CDP	Opdyke
Other unincorporated communities	Bakerville Camp Ground Dareville Divide Drivers Harmony Roaches Scheller Spring Garden Texico Williamsburg
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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