Country United States County Iroquois Time zone CST (UTC-6) Elevation 187 m Local time Wednesday 5:52 AM | State Illinois Established November 6, 1855 ZIP codes 60912, 60951, 60964 Area 76.82 km² Population 499 (2010) | |
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Weather -2°C, Wind NE at 18 km/h, 63% Humidity | ||
Papineau Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 499 and it contained 204 housing units.
Contents
- Map of Papineau Township IL USA
- Geography
- Cities towns villages
- Cemeteries
- Major highways
- School districts
- Political districts
- References
Map of Papineau Township, IL, USA
Originally named Weygandt by early Dutch settlers, the township name was changed in 1862 by later French-Canadian settlers to Papineau, after the Québec nationalist hero of the 1830s.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.66 square miles (76.8 km2), of which 29.51 square miles (76.4 km2) (or 99.49%) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2) (or 0.51%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Jones, Oak Ridge, Papineau and Saint Joseph.
Major highways
School districts
Political districts
References
Papineau Township, Iroquois County, Illinois Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA