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Loudon Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 954 and it contained 418 housing units.[2]

Loudon Township
Township
Location in Fayette County
Fayette County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°08′26″N 88°52′19″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fayette
Established	November 9, 1859
Area
• Total	59.83 sq mi (155.0 km2)
• Land	59.79 sq mi (154.9 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.07%
Elevation	600 ft (183 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	931
• Density	16/sq mi (6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62080, 62411, 62414, 62418, 62458
FIPS code	17-051-44901

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 59.83 square miles (155.0 km²), of which 59.79 square miles (154.9 km²) (or 99.93%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.07%) is water.[2]

Extinct towns

• Greenland
• Magnolia Corner
• Post Oak
• Wrights Corner
• Bob Doane

Cemeteries

The township contains these nine cemeteries: Bob Doan, Dial, Dunkard, Mount Moriah, Post Oak, Ranson, Rhodes Family, Rogers and Spring Hill.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 33
• Illinois Route 128

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	931	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

• Beecher City Community Unit School District 20
• Brownstown Community Unit School District 201
• Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3a
• Ramsey Community Unit School District 204
• St Elmo Community Unit School District 202

Political districts

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

References

• "Loudon 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

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