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Sainte Marie Township is one of eleven townships in Jasper County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 551 and it contained 264 housing units.[1]

Sainte Marie Township
Township
Location in Jasper County
Jasper County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°56′00″N 88°02′00″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jasper
Established	November 8, 1859
Area
• Total	43.06 sq mi (111.5 km2)
• Land	42.95 sq mi (111.2 km2)
• Water	0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.26%
Elevation	479 ft (146 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	551
• Density	12.8/sq mi (4.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62448, 62449, 62459, 62475, 62480
GNIS feature ID	0422229

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.06 square miles (111.5 km²), of which 42.95 square miles (111.2 km²) (or 99.74%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km²) (or 0.26%) is water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Ste. Marie
• Rafetown[2]

Adjacent townships

• Willow Hill Township - north
• Oblong Township, Crawford County - northeast
• Martin Township, Crawford County - east
• Southwest Township, Crawford County - east
• German Township, Richland County - south
• Preston Township, Richland County - southwest
• Fox Township - west

Cemeteries

• St. Mary's Assumption
• Collins/Faltmier
• Ste Marie City
• St. Valentine/South Bend
• Yager

Rivers

• Dead River
• Embarras River

School districts

• Jasper County Community Unit School District 1
• Oblong Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

• Illinois's 19th congressional district
• State House District 108
• State Senate District 54

References

• "Sainte Marie Township, Jasper County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives

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