Wade Township, Jasper County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

39°00′49″N 88°10′51″W / 39.01361°N 88.18083°W / 39.01361; -88.18083CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJasperEstablishedNovember 8, 1859Area

• Total74.33 sq mi (192.5 km²) • Land73.96 sq mi (191.6 km²) • Water0.37 sq mi (1.0 km²) 0.50%Elevation

505 ft (154 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

4,384 • Density60.5/sq mi (23.4/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62448, 62479

FIPS code17-079-78357

Wade Township is one of eleven townships in Jasper County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,475 and it contained 2,082 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 74.33 square miles (192.5 km²), of which 73.96 square miles (191.6 km²) (or 99.50%) is land and 0.37 square miles (0.96 km²) (or 0.50%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Newton

Unincorporated towns

Falmouth at 39°03′17″N 88°08′44″W / 39.054764°N 88.145594°W / 39.054764; -88.145594
Lis at 39°01′12″N 88°15′37″W / 39.020043°N 88.260319°W / 39.020043; -88.260319

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these twenty-two cemeteries: Bowers, Brick, Burford, Carter, Christian Chapel, Coburn, Gila Lutheran, Higgins/Colburn, Hickory, Jasper Family, Jones, Kibler, Liberty, Miller/Yager, Mt Calvery, New Saint Peters, Old Jasper County Poor Farm, Old Saint Peters, Redford, Riverside, Vanderhoof and West Lawn.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Jasper County Safety Council Heliport

Rivers

Embarras River

Lakes

Glen Lake

Landmarks

Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	4,384	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Jasper County Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

Illinois's 19th congressional district
State House District 108
State Senate District 54

References

"Wade Township, Jasper 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

^ ^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.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.