Godfrey Township, Madison County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Godfrey Township

Township

Location of Illinois in the United States

Coordinates: 38°57′37″N 90°13′24″W﻿ / ﻿38.96028°N 90.22333°W﻿ / 38.96028; -90.22333
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Madison
Settled| November 2, 1875
Area

• Total| 36.64 sq mi (94.9 km2)
• Land| 34.64 sq mi (89.7 km2)
• Water| 2 sq mi (5 km2)
Elevation

| 604 ft (184 m)
Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)[1]

| 17,733
• Density| 519.1/sq mi (200.4/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code| 17-119-30107

Godfrey Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 17,982 and it contained 7,708 housing units.[2] Godfrey Township is coterminous with the municipality of Godfrey, Illinois. It is one of two coterminous townships in Madison County and one of seventeen coterminous townships statewide.[3] As of May 20, 2019, Godfrey Township has been dissolved.[4]

## History

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Godfrey Township is named for Captain Benjamin Godfrey, an early settler and the township's largest landowner.[5][6]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.64 square miles (94.9 km2), of which 34.64 square miles (89.7 km2) (or 94.54%) is land and 2 square miles (5.2 km2) (or 5.46%) is water.[2]

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 17,733| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

## References

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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. ^ Sohl, Shannon N.; Bannovetz, James M. (May 2014). "Too Many Governments in Illinois? What is the Impact on Townships?" (PDF). Policy Profiles. 13 (1). Northern Illinois University: 1–15. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
4. ^ "Godfrey voters eliminate township". Illinois Policy. November 7, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
5. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 139.
6. ^ Norton, William T. (1912). Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and Its People, 1812 to 1912. The Lewis Publishing Co. pp. 516.
7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Edwardsville

Cities|

* Alton
* Collinsville‡
* Edwardsville
* Granite City
* Highland
* Madison‡
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* Alhambra
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* Fairmont City‡
* Glen Carbon
* Godfrey
* Grantfork
* Hamel
* Hartford
* Livingston
* Marine
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* Williamson
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* Godfrey
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* Nameoki
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* Poag
* St. Morgan
* State Park Place‡
* Wanda

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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