Papineau Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Papineau Township
Township

Fields west of Beaverville

Location in Iroquois County

Iroquois County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°59′N 87°45′W / 40.983°N 87.750°W / 40.983; -87.750Coordinates: 40°59′N 87°45′W / 40.983°N 87.750°W / 40.983; -87.750
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)
 • Total 499
 • Density 16.9/sq mi (6.5/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 60912, 60951, 60964
GNIS feature ID 0429526

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.[1]

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.

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.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
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