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Saline Township, Madison County, Illinois

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Township in Illinois, United States
Saline Township
Township
Location of Illinois in the United StatesLocation of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 38°47′12″N 89°39′23″W / 38.78667°N 89.65639°W / 38.78667; -89.65639
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyMadison
SettledNovember 2, 1875
Government
 • MayorAlvin Steiner
Area
 • Total35.66 sq mi (92.4 km)
 • Land34.39 sq mi (89.1 km)
 • Water1.27 sq mi (3.3 km)
Elevation499 ft (152 m)
Population
 • Estimate 6,268
 • Density183.8/sq mi (71.0/km)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-119-67275

Saline Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,321 and it contained 2,486 housing units. Saline Township covers the northern part of Highland, most of Grantfork, and the Madison County portion of Pierron. The government offices are in Woodcrest Drive in Highland.

History

Saline Township was named from the salinity of a salt well.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.66 square miles (92.4 km), of which 34.39 square miles (89.1 km) (or 96.44%) is land and 1.27 square miles (3.3 km) (or 3.56%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)6,268
U.S. Decennial Census

References

  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. "Saline Township Zoning: Madison County, IL" (PDF). Madison County Planning & Development. April 21, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
  4. Norton, William T. (1912). Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and Its People, 1812 to 1912. The Lewis Publishing Co. pp. 601.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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County seat: Edwardsville
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