Venice Township, Madison County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States
38°42′01″N 90°10′57″W / 38.70028°N 90.18250°W / 38.70028; -90.18250CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyMadisonSettledNovember 2, 1875Area
 • Total14.3 sq mi (37 km2) • Land10.82 sq mi (28.0 km2) • Water3.48 sq mi (9.0 km2)Elevation
390 ft (120 m)Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
5,618 • Density522.3/sq mi (201.7/km2)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code17-119-77486

Venice Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,650 and it contained 2,728 housing units.[2]

History

Venice Township was named from the village of Venice in 1876.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 14.3 square miles (37 km2), of which 10.82 square miles (28.0 km2) (or 75.66%) is land and 3.48 square miles (9.0 km2) (or 24.34%) is water.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2016 (est.)5,618[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References

  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. ^ Norton, William T. (1912). Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and Its People, 1812 to 1912. The Lewis Publishing Co. pp. 577.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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