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Athensville Township is one of thirteen townships in Greene County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 343 and it contained 159 housing units.[2]

Athensville Township
Township
Location in Greene County
Greene County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°28′54″N 90°12′20″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Greene
Established	November 4, 1884
Area
• Total	35.74 sq mi (92.6 km2)
• Land	35.73 sq mi (92.5 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation	541 ft (165 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	323
• Density	9.6/sq mi (3.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62044, 62082
FIPS code	17-061-02700

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.74 square miles (92.6 km²), of which 35.73 square miles (92.5 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

• Athensville at 39.455603°N 90.189282°W / 39.455603; -90.189282

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these 10 cemeteries: Athensville, Barnett Number 1, Ceres, Jackson, Old Hopper Homestead, Reeve-Mayberry, Richwoods, Rhodes, Sheppard and Union Prather.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 67

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	323	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

• Franklin Community Unit School District 1
• Greenfield Community Unit School District 10
• North Greene Unit School District 3

Political districts

• Illinois' 17th congressional district
• State House District 97
• State Senate District 49

References

• "Athensville Township, Greene County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives

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