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Pope Township, Fayette County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Fayette

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Area
  
78.42 km²

Population
  
213 (2010)

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
March, 1878

Elevation
  
147 m

Local time
  
Thursday 9:15 PM

Pope Township, Fayette County, Illinois

ZIP codes
  
62253, 62471, 62875, 62885, 62892

Weather
  
10°C, Wind SE at 21 km/h, 71% Humidity

Pope Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 213 and it contained 93 housing units. It was formed from part of Kaskaskia Township in March 1878.

Contents

Map of Pope Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.28 square miles (78.4 km2), of which 25.41 square miles (65.8 km2) (or 83.92%) is land and 4.87 square miles (12.6 km2) (or 16.08%) is water.

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Bear Creek, Magassi and Pratt.

Rivers

  • Kaskaskia River
  • Lakes

  • Wildcat Lake
  • School districts

  • Patoka Community Unit School District 100
  • Vandalia Community Unit School District 203
  • Political districts

  • Illinois' 19th congressional district
  • State House District 107
  • State Senate District 54
  • References

    Pope Township, Fayette County, Illinois Wikipedia