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Wade Township, Jasper County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jasper

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
154 m

Local time
  
Thursday 12:43 PM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 8, 1859

ZIP codes
  
62448, 62479

Area
  
192.5 km²

Population
  
4,475 (2010)

Wade Township, Jasper County, Illinois

Weather
  
11°C, Wind NW at 32 km/h, 62% Humidity

Wade Township is one of eleven townships in Jasper County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,475 and it contained 2,082 housing units.

Contents

Map of Wade Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 74.33 square miles (192.5 km2), of which 73.96 square miles (191.6 km2) (or 99.50%) is land and 0.37 square miles (0.96 km2) (or 0.50%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Newton
  • Unincorporated towns

  • Falmouth at 39.054764°N 88.145594°W / 39.054764; -88.145594
  • Lis at 39.020043°N 88.260319°W / 39.020043; -88.260319
  • (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

    Adjacent townships

  • Crooked Creek Township (northeast)
  • Hunt City Township (east)
  • Willow Hill Township (east)
  • Fox Township (southeast)
  • Smallwood Township (south)
  • South Muddy Township (southwest)
  • North Muddy Township (west)
  • Grove Township (northwest)
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains these twenty-two cemeteries: Bowers, Brick, Burford, Carter, Christian Chapel, Coburn, Gila Lutheran, Higgins/Colburn, Hickory, Jasper Family, Jones, Kibler, Liberty, Miller/Yager, Mt Calvery, New Saint Peters, Old Jasper County Poor Farm, Old Saint Peters, Redford, Riverside, Vanderhoof and West Lawn.

    Major highways

  • Illinois Route 13
  • Illinois Route 33
  • Illinois Route 130
  • Airports and landing strips

  • Jasper County Safety Council Heliport
  • Rivers

  • Embarras River
  • Lakes

  • Glen Lake
  • Landmarks

  • Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area
  • School districts

  • Jasper County Community Unit School District 1
  • Political districts

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

    Wade Township, Jasper County, Illinois Wikipedia