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40°40′45″N 90°50′52″W / 40.67917°N 90.84778°W / 40.67917; -90.84778
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Raritan Township
Township
Location in Henderson County
Location in Henderson County
Henderson County's location in Illinois
Henderson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°40′45″N 90°50′52″W / 40.67917°N 90.84778°W / 40.67917; -90.84778
Country  United States
State  Illinois
County Henderson
EstablishedNovember 6, 1906
Area
 • Total34 sq mi (90 km2)
 • Land34 sq mi (90 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
741 ft (226 m)
Population
 ( 2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016) [1]
269
 • Density8.4/sq mi (3.2/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 ( CST)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-5 ( CDT)
ZIP codes
61420, 61460, 61471, 61480
FIPS code17-071-62861

Raritan Township is one of eleven townships in Henderson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 286 and it contained 134 housing units. [2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34 square miles (88 km2), entirely land. [2]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Raritan and Saint Patrick's.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.Note %±
2016 (est.)269 [1]
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

School districts

  • West Central Community Unit School District 235
  • West Prairie Community Unit School District 103

Political districts

References

  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • "Raritan Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
  • 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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

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