Wade Township
Township
Location in Jasper County
Location in Jasper County
Jasper County's location in Illinois
Jasper County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°00′49″N 88°10′51″W / 39.01361°N 88.18083°W / 39.01361; -88.18083
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyJasper
EstablishedNovember 8, 1859
Area
 • Total74.33 sq mi (192.5 km2)
 • Land73.96 sq mi (191.6 km2)
 • Water0.37 sq mi (1.0 km2)  0.50%
Elevation
505 ft (154 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
4,384
 • Density60.5/sq mi (23.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
62448, 62479
FIPS code17-079-78357

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

  • "Wade Township, Jasper County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
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