Ellisville Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Ellisville Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 155 and it contained 69 housing units.[2]

Ellisville Township
Township
Location in Fulton County
Location in Fulton County
Fulton County's location in Illinois
Fulton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°39′49″N 90°18′02″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyFulton
EstablishedNovember 6, 1849
Area
 • Total13.91 sq mi (36.0 km2)
 • Land13.89 sq mi (36.0 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.14%
Elevation
522 ft (159 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
148
 • Density11.2/sq mi (4.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61415, 61431, 61544
FIPS code17-057-23542

History

Ellisville Township is named for Levi D. Ellis, an early settler.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 13.91 square miles (36.0 km2), of which 13.89 square miles (36.0 km2) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.14%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Extinct towns
  • Ellisville Station, a mining community on Narrow Gauge Railroad until the 1920s, consisted of a railroad depot, grocery store, butcher shop and barber shop plus numerous company-owned miner's houses. The mining company went under and the town vanished. It lasted from 1896 to about 1926. From 1909 to 1913 it had a post office here.

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Ellisville, Heartley, Landon and Pleasant Hill.

Major highways

Landmarks
  • Mount Pisgah Park, a 40-acre tract located southeast of Ellisville, IL, was owned by Fulton County until September, 2009, when it was sold at public auction.[4] The new owner, John Wiemers is maintaining the property as a recreational site now known as "Mount Pisgah . . .a peaceful place."

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)148[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

School districts
  • Avon Community Unit School District 176
  • Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

References
  • "Ellisville Township, Fulton 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. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 117.
  4. Sampier, Kevin (September 10, 2009). "Mount Pisgah will remain part of Spoon River Drive". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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