Avena Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,010 and it contained 855 housing units.[2]

Avena Township
Township
Greenhouses on U.S. Route 40, west of St. Elmo
Location in Fayette County
Fayette County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°02′35″N 88°51′44″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fayette
Established	November 9, 1859
Area
• Total	36.47 sq mi (94.5 km2)
• Land	36.32 sq mi (94.1 km2)
• Water	0.15 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.41%
Elevation	597 ft (182 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	1,956
• Density	55.3/sq mi (21.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62418, 62458
FIPS code	17-051-03155

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.47 square miles (94.5 km²), of which 36.32 square miles (94.1 km²) (or 99.59%) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km²) (or 0.41%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• St. Elmo

Extinct towns

• Howards Point
• Pruett

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Crums Chapel, Guy, Maplewood, Seidner, Saint Bonaventure and Yolton.

Major highways

• Interstate 70
• U.S. Route 40

Demographics

School districts

• Brownstown Community Unit School District 201
• St Elmo Community Unit School District 202

Political districts

• Illinois's 19th congressional district
• State House District 102
• State Senate District 51

References

• "Avena Township, Fayette County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives