Fidelity Township, Jersey County, Illinois

Fidelity Township
Township
Location in Jersey County
Location in Jersey County
Jersey County's location in Illinois
Jersey County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°08′09″N 90°11′39″W / 39.13583°N 90.19417°W / 39.13583; -90.19417
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyJersey
EstablishedNovember 5, 1878
Area
 • Total
36.18 sq mi (93.7 km2)
 • Land36.11 sq mi (93.5 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.19%
Elevation
604 ft (184 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
672
 • Density19.8/sq mi (7.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
62012, 62030, 62052, 62063, 62079
FIPS code17-083-25973

Fidelity Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 715 and it contained 309 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.18 square miles (93.7 km2), of which 36.11 square miles (93.5 km2) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.19%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Extinct towns

  • Bowman

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Chapman, Longwill, Luckey-Weber, Moore and Trible.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)672[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

Political districts

References

  • "Fidelity Township, Jersey 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.