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Wheatland Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 467 and it contained 246 housing units.[2]

Wheatland Township
Township
Location in Fayette County
Fayette County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°57′21″N 88°51′34″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fayette
Established	November 9, 1859
Area
• Total	36.73 sq mi (95.1 km2)
• Land	36.69 sq mi (95.0 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.11%
Elevation	584 ft (178 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	452
• Density	12.7/sq mi (4.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62418, 62458, 62838, 62857, 62880
FIPS code	17-051-81022

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.73 square miles (95.1 km²), of which 36.69 square miles (95.0 km²) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.11%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

• Saint James

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: German Reformed, Lovett, Old Loogootee, Sidener and Stein.

Major highways

• Interstate 70
• Illinois Route 185

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	452	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

• Brownstown Community Unit School District 201
• Saint Elmo Community Unit School District 202

Political districts

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

References

• "Wheatland 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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