Godfrey Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 17,982 and it contained 7,708 housing units.[2] Godfrey Township is coterminous with the municipality of Godfrey, Illinois. It is one of two coterminous townships in Madison County and one of seventeen coterminous townships statewide.[3] As of May 20, 2019, Godfrey Township has been dissolved.[4]
Godfrey Township | |
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.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°57′37″N 90°13′24″W / 38.96028°N 90.22333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Madison |
| Settled | November 2, 1875 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.64 sq mi (94.9 km2) |
| • Land | 34.64 sq mi (89.7 km2) |
| • Water | 2 sq mi (5 km2) |
| Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Estimate (2016)[1] | 17,733 |
| • Density | 519.1/sq mi (200.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 17-119-30107 |
History edit
Godfrey Township is named for Captain Benjamin Godfrey, an early settler and the township's largest landowner.[5][6]
Geography edit
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.64 square miles (94.9 km2), of which 34.64 square miles (89.7 km2) (or 94.54%) is land and 2 square miles (5.2 km2) (or 5.46%) is water.[2]
Demographics edit
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2016 (est.) | 17,733 | [1] | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
References edit
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sohl, Shannon N.; Bannovetz, James M. (May 2014). "Too Many Governments in Illinois? What is the Impact on Townships?" (PDF). Policy Profiles. 13 (1). Northern Illinois University: 1–15. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ "Godfrey voters eliminate township". Illinois Policy. November 7, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 139.
- ^ Norton, William T. (1912). Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and Its People, 1812 to 1912. The Lewis Publishing Co. pp. 516.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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