Shiloh Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

Shiloh Township
Township
Location in Jefferson County
Location in Jefferson County
Jefferson County's location in Illinois
Jefferson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°21′N 88°59′W / 38.350°N 88.983°W / 38.350; -88.983
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyJefferson
Area
 • Total
36.32 sq mi (94.1 km2)
 • Land36.24 sq mi (93.9 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.19%
Elevation
453 ft (138 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
6,596
 • Density182.7/sq mi (70.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
62864, 62894, 62898
FIPS code17-081-69511

Shiloh Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,620 and it contained 3,204 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.32 square miles (94.1 km2), of which 36.24 square miles (93.9 km2) (or 99.78%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.19%) is water.[2] The township is centered at 38°21′N 88°59′W (38.344,-88.982). It is transversed north–south by Interstate Route 57 and east–west by Interstate Route 64 and State Route 15.

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these nine cemeteries: Memorial Garden, New Shiloh, Oddfellows, Old Shiloh, Pleasant Grove, Reynolds, Slade, Sunset Memorial and West Salem.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Mount Vernon Bullock Heliport

Lakes

  • Peckerwood Lake

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)6,596[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Political districts

References

  • "Shiloh Township, Jefferson County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.