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Sefton Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 599 and it contained 256 housing units.[2]

Sefton Township
Township
Location in Fayette County
Fayette County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°02′52″N 88°59′32″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fayette
Established	November 9, 1859
Area
• Total	49.9 sq mi (129 km2)
• Land	49.88 sq mi (129.2 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.04%
Elevation	545 ft (166 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	580
• Density	12/sq mi (5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62080, 62418, 62458, 62471
FIPS code	17-051-68549

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.9 square miles (129 km²), of which 49.88 square miles (129.2 km²) (or 99.96%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.04%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Brownstown (northwest quarter)

Extinct towns

• Avena
• Sefton

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Fairview, Forbis, Liberty, Mount Carmel, New Liberty, Padon and Zion.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 40

Airports and landing strips

• Miller Landing Strip

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	580	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

• Brownstown Community Unit School District 201
• Ramsey Community Unit School District 204
• St Elmo Community Unit School District 202
• Vandalia Community Unit School District 203

Political districts

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

References

• "Sefton Township, Fayette County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 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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