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Equality Township is one of ten townships in Gallatin County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 849 and it contained 416 housing units.[2]

Equality Township
Township
One of the Illinois Salines
Location in Gallatin County
Gallatin County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 37°44′02″N 88°18′49″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Gallatin
Established	November 5, 1890
Area
• Total	37.29 sq mi (96.6 km2)
• Land	36.94 sq mi (95.7 km2)
• Water	0.35 sq mi (0.9 km2)  0.94%
Elevation	354 ft (108 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	789
• Density	23/sq mi (9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62934, 62954, 62979, 62984
FIPS code	17-059-24361

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.29 square miles (96.6 km²), of which 36.94 square miles (95.7 km²) (or 99.06%) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.91 km²) (or 0.94%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Equality

Unincorporated towns

• Lawler at 37.728103°N 88.285873°W / 37.728103; -88.285873

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Elmwood, Equality Village, Hickory Hill Catholic and Level Hill.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 1
• Illinois Route 13
• Illinois Route 142

Rivers

• Saline River

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	789	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

• Gallatin Community Unit School District 7

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 118
• State Senate District 59

References

• "Equality Township, Gallatin 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

• Equality township on City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives

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