Lewistown Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Lewistown Township

Township

Location in Fulton County

Fulton County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 40°24′38″N 90°09′33″W﻿ / ﻿40.41056°N 90.15917°W﻿ / 40.41056; -90.15917Coordinates: 40°24′38″N 90°09′33″W﻿ / ﻿40.41056°N 90.15917°W﻿ / 40.41056; -90.15917
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Fulton
Established| November 6, 1849
Area

• Total| 35.5 sq mi (92 km2)
• Land| 35.5 sq mi (92 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation

| 594 ft (181 m)
Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)[1]

| 2,892
• Density| 85.6/sq mi (33.1/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

61427, 61542

FIPS code| 17-057-43068

Lewistown Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,039 and it contained 1,444 housing units.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Geography
* 1.1 Cities, towns, villages
* 1.2 Unincorporated towns
* 1.3 Cemeteries
* 1.4 Major highways
* 2 Demographics
* 3 School districts
* 4 Political districts
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.5 square miles (92 km2), all land.[2]

### Cities, towns, villages[edit]

* Lewistown

### Unincorporated towns[edit]

* Depler Springs

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

### Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains these four cemeteries: McNeil, Oak Hill, Saint Marys and Wright.

### Major highways[edit]

* US Route 24
* Illinois Route 97
* Illinois Route 100

## Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Census | Pop. |  | %±
2016 (est.)| 2,892| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## School districts[edit]

* Lewistown School District 97

## Political districts[edit]

* Illinois' 17th congressional district
* State House District 91
* State Senate District 46

## References[edit]

* "Lewistown Township, Fulton County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
* United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States National Atlas

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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## External links[edit]

* City-Data.com
* Illinois State Archives

Places adjacent to Lewistown Township, Fulton County, Illinois

| Cass Township | Putman Township | Buckheart Township

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Bernadotte Township |

Lewistown Township

| Liverpool Township
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Pleasant Township | Isabel Township | Waterford Township

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Municipalities and communities of Fulton County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Lewistown

Cities|

* Canton
* Cuba
* Farmington‡
* Lewistown

Town|

* Astoria

Villages|

* Avon‡
* Banner
* Bryant
* Dunfermline
* Ellisville
* Fairview
* Ipava
* Liverpool
* London Mills‡
* Marietta
* Norris
* Smithfield
* St. David
* Table Grove
* Vermont

Townships|

* Astoria
* Banner
* Bernadotte
* Buckheart
* Canton
* Cass
* Deerfield
* Ellisville
* Fairview
* Farmers
* Farmington
* Harris
* Isabel
* Joshua
* Kerton
* Lee
* Lewistown
* Liverpool
* Orion
* Pleasant
* Putman
* Union
* Vermont
* Waterford
* Woodland
* Young Hickory

Unincorporated
communities|

* Babylon
* Beaty
* Bernadotte
* Blyton
* Breeds
* Brereton
* Checkrow
* Depler Springs
* Duncan Mills
* Enion
* Fiatt
* Gilchrist
* Leesburg
* Little America
* Manley
* Maples Mill
* Marbletown
* Middlegrove
* Monterey
* Poverty Ridge
* Rawalts
* Sepo
* Seville
* Summum

Ghost towns|

* Bybee
* Civer
* Midway
* Sugarville
* Tuscumbia

Footnotes|

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

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