Godfrey Township, Madison County, Illinois

Coordinates: 38°57′37″N 90°13′24″W / 38.96028°N 90.22333°W / 38.96028; -90.22333
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Godfrey Township
Township
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 38°57′37″N 90°13′24″W / 38.96028°N 90.22333°W / 38.96028; -90.22333
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyMadison
SettledNovember 2, 1875
Area
 • Total36.64 sq mi (94.9 km2)
 • Land34.64 sq mi (89.7 km2)
 • Water2 sq mi (5 km2)
Elevation
604 ft (184 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
17,733
 • Density519.1/sq mi (200.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-119-30107

Godfrey Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 17,982 and it contained 7,708 housing units.[2] Godfrey Township is coterminous with the municipality of Godfrey, Illinois. It is one of two coterminous townships in Madison County and one of seventeen coterminous townships statewide.[3] As of May 20, 2019, Godfrey Township has been dissolved.[4]

History[edit]

Godfrey Township is named for Captain Benjamin Godfrey, an early settler and the township's largest landowner.[5][6]

Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.64 square miles (94.9 km2), of which 34.64 square miles (89.7 km2) (or 94.54%) is land and 2 square miles (5.2 km2) (or 5.46%) is water.[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)17,733[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References[edit]

  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. ^ Sohl, Shannon N.; Bannovetz, James M. (May 2014). "Too Many Governments in Illinois? What is the Impact on Townships?" (PDF). Policy Profiles. 13 (1). Northern Illinois University: 1–15. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Godfrey voters eliminate township". Illinois Policy. November 7, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  5. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 139.
  6. ^ Norton, William T. (1912). Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and Its People, 1812 to 1912. The Lewis Publishing Co. pp. 516.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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