Foster Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,091 and it contained 1,663 housing units.[2]
Foster Township | |
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.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°57′46″N 90°05′59″W / 38.96278°N 90.09972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Madison |
| Settled | November 2, 1875 |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.34 sq mi (81.2 km2) |
| • Land | 30.86 sq mi (79.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.48 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 548 ft (167 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 4,020 |
| • Density | 132.6/sq mi (51.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 17-119-27182 |
History
editFoster is the name of Oliver Foster, a pioneer settler and native of New Hampshire.[3]
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.34 square miles (81.2 km2), of which 30.86 square miles (79.9 km2) (or 98.47%) is land and 0.48 square miles (1.2 km2) (or 1.53%) is water.[2]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2016 (est.) | 4,020 | [1] | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ Norton, William T. (1912). Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and Its People, 1812 to 1912. The Lewis Publishing Co. p. 512.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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