Leef Township, Madison County, Illinois

Leef Township
Township
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 38°51′51″N 89°39′36″W / 38.86417°N 89.66000°W / 38.86417; -89.66000
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyMadison
SettledNovember 2, 1875
Area
 • Total
29.38 sq mi (76.1 km2)
 • Land29.26 sq mi (75.8 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
558 ft (170 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
616
 • Density21.5/sq mi (8.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-119-42652

Leef Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 628 and it contained 246 housing units.[2]

History

Leef Township was named for the Swiss immigrant Jacob Leu, who anglicized his name to Leef.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.38 square miles (76.1 km2), of which 29.26 square miles (75.8 km2) (or 99.59%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.37%) is water.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)616[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. 562.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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