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Kansas Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,003 and it contained 486 housing units.[2]

Kansas Township
Township
Location in Edgar County
Edgar County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°32′46″N 87°55′39″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Edgar
Established	November 4, 1856
Area
• Total	40.54 sq mi (105.0 km2)
• Land	40.53 sq mi (105.0 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.02%
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	941
• Density	24.7/sq mi (9.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61933, 61944
FIPS code	17-045-38999

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 40.54 square miles (105.0 km²), of which 40.53 square miles (105.0 km²) (or 99.98%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.02%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Kansas

Extinct towns

• Warrington

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Boyer, Cornwell, Fairview, Harmony, Pleasant Hill, Poulter, Waite and Wilhoit.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 16
• Illinois Route 49

Demographics

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Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	941	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Education

Kansas Township contains two schools: Kansas Elementary School and Kansas High School.

School districts

• Kansas Community Unit School District 3
• Shiloh Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

• Illinois' 15th congressional district
• State House District 110
• State Senate District 55

References

• "Kansas Township, Edgar County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives Archived 10 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
• Edgar County Official Site

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