McClellan Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

McClellan Township
Township
Location in Jefferson County
Jefferson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°15′N 88°59′W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jefferson
Area
• Total	35.69 sq mi (92.4 km^2)
• Land	35.64 sq mi (92.3 km^2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.1 km^2)  0.14%
Elevation	430 ft (131 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	1,246
• Density	35.2/sq mi (13.6/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62816, 62864, 62894, 62898
FIPS code	17-081-45512

McClellan Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,255 and it contained 534 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.69 square miles (92.4 km²), of which 35.64 square miles (92.3 km²) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) (or 0.14%) is water.^[2] The township is centered at 38°15'N 88°59'W (38.258,-89.986). It is traversed north–south by Interstate Route 57, from it to the east by Interstate 64 and from I-57 to the southwest by State Route 148.

Cities, towns, villages

• Mount Vernon (southwest edge)
• Waltonville (northeast quarter)

Unincorporated towns

• Marcoe at 38.267°N 88.966°W / 38.267; -88.966

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

Adjacent townships

• Shiloh Township (north)
• Dodds Township (east)
• Elk Prairie Township (south)
• Bald Hill Township (southwest)
• Blissville Township (west)
• Casner Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Black, Rightnower, South Hickory Hill and Wolf Prairie.

Churches

The township contains several churches including:

• South Hickory Hill Christian Church
• West Long Prairie Christian Church
• Marcoe Church
• Antioch Missionary Baptist Church

Major highways

• Interstate 57
• Interstate 64
• Illinois Route 148

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	1,246	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

• Waltonville Community Unit School District 1
• McClellan Community Consolidated School District 12
• Mt. Vernon Township High School
• Rend Lake Junior College

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 107
• State Senate District 54

References

• "McClellan Township, Jefferson 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

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.

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives