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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.[2]

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.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

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

Airports and landing strips

  • Jasper County Safety Council Heliport

Rivers

Lakes

  • Glen Lake

Landmarks

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)4,384[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Jasper County Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

References

  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade_Township,_Jasper_County,_Illinois