Chambersburg Township, Pike County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States
Chambersburg Township
Township
Location in Pike County
Location in Pike County
Pike County's location in Illinois
Pike County's location in Illinois
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyPike
EstablishedNovember 8, 1853
Area
 • Total29.63 sq mi (76.7 km2)
 • Land29.09 sq mi (75.3 km2)
 • Water0.54 sq mi (1.4 km2)  1.82%
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
195
 • Density6.9/sq mi (2.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-149-12359

Chambersburg Township is located in Pike County, Illinois. As of the 2018 census, its population was 241 and it contained 89 housing units.[2]

Chambersburg Township was named for a family of first settlers.[3]

Geography

According to the census conducted in 2018, the township has a total area of 29.63 square miles (76.7 km2), of which 29.09 square miles (75.3 km2) (or 98.18%) is land and 0.54 square miles (1.4 km2) (or 1.82%) is water.[2]

Population Distribution

the township has 138 males and 103 females

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2016 (est.)195[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

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. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 74.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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