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Lee Township is one of nine townships in Brown County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 326 and it contained 158 housing units.[2]

Lee Township
Township
Location in Brown County
Brown County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°58′30″N 90°51′01″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Brown
Established	November 8, 1853
Area
• Total	37.67 sq mi (97.6 km2)
• Land	37.63 sq mi (97.5 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.11%
Elevation	728 ft (222 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	318
• Density	8.7/sq mi (3.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62353, 62375
FIPS code	17-009-42561

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.67 square miles (97.6 km²), of which 37.63 square miles (97.5 km²) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.11%) is water.[2]

Cities

• Mound Station

Unincorporated towns

• Buckhorn
• Fargo
• Timewell

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Ausmus, Buckhorn, Cleaves, Fargo, Howe, Lee and Orton.

Major highways

• US Route 24

Airports and landing strips

• Brown County Flyers Association Airport
• Mayfield Landing Strip
• Jennings Landing Strip

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	318	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

• Brown County Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

• Illinois' 18th congressional district
• State House District 93
• State Senate District 47

References

• "Lee Township, Brown County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives

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