Bowling Green Township, Fayette County, Illinois

Bowling Green Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 457 and it contained 218 housing units.[2]

Bowling Green Township
Township
Location in Fayette County
Location in Fayette County
Fayette County's location in Illinois
Fayette County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°11′40″N 88°56′40″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyFayette
EstablishedNovember 9, 1859
Area
 • Total25.53 sq mi (66.1 km2)
 • Land25.53 sq mi (66.1 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
554 ft (169 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
441
 • Density17.9/sq mi (6.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
62080, 62422, 62431
FIPS code17-051-07562

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.53 square miles (66.1 km2), all land.[2]

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Antioch, Beck Private, Buchanan, Lorton and Oak Grove.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)441[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts
  • Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3a

Political districts

References
  • "Bowling Green Township, Fayette County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. "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.
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