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Ellisville Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 155 and it contained 69 housing units.[2]

Ellisville Township
Township
Location in Fulton County
Fulton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°39′49″N 90°18′02″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fulton
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	13.91 sq mi (36.0 km2)
• Land	13.89 sq mi (36.0 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.14%
Elevation	522 ft (159 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	148
• Density	11.2/sq mi (4.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61415, 61431, 61544
FIPS code	17-057-23542

History

Ellisville Township is named for Levi D. Ellis, an early settler.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 13.91 square miles (36.0 km²), of which 13.89 square miles (36.0 km²) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.14%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Ellisville

Extinct towns

• Ellisville Station, a mining community on Narrow Gauge Railroad until the 1920s, consisted of a railroad depot, grocery store, butcher shop and barber shop plus numerous company-owned miner's houses. The mining company went under and the town vanished. It lasted from 1896 to about 1926. From 1909 to 1913 it had a post office here.^{[citation needed]}

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Ellisville, Heartley, Landon and Pleasant Hill.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 116

Landmarks

• Mount Pisgah Park, a 40-acre tract located southeast of Ellisville, IL, was owned by Fulton County until September, 2009, when it was sold at public auction.[4] The new owner, John Wiemers is maintaining the property as a recreational site now known as "Mount Pisgah . . .a peaceful place."

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	148	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

School districts

• Avon Community Unit School District 176
• Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

• Illinois' 17th congressional district
• State House District 94
• State Senate District 47

References

• "Ellisville Township, Fulton 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

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