Pendleton Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

38°16′N 88°45′W / 38.267°N 88.750°W / 38.267; -88.750CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJeffersonArea

• Total35.73 sq mi (92.5 km²) • Land35.53 sq mi (92.0 km²) • Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²) 0.56%Elevation

472 ft (144 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

1,192 • Density33.9/sq mi (13.1/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62810, 62814, 62872

FIPS code17-081-58564

Pendleton Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,206 and it contained 461 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.73 square miles (92.5 km²), of which 35.53 square miles (92.0 km²) (or 99.44%) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) (or 0.56%) is water.^[2] The township is centered at 38°16'N 88°45'W (38.259,-89.755). It is traversed east–west by Interstate Route 64 and northwest to southeast by State Route 142.

Cities, towns, villages

Belle Rive

Unincorporated towns

Opdyke at 38°15′36″N 88°47′28″W / 38.260°N 88.791°W / 38.260; -88.791

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

Extinct towns

Harris Grove at 38°13′05″N 88°47′28″W / 38.218°N 88.791°W / 38.218; -88.791
Lynchburg at 38°17′13″N 88°47′10″W / 38.287°N 88.786°W / 38.287; -88.786

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Adjacent townships

Webber Township (north)
Four Mile Township, Wayne County (northeast)
Dahlgren Township, Hamilton County (southeast)
Moore's Prairie Township (south)
Spring Garden Township (southwest)
Dodds Township (west)
Mt. Vernon Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these nine cemeteries: Flint, Laird, New Hope, Opdyke, Rentchler, Richardson Farm, Shelton, Smith and Wall Farm.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	1,192	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

Illinois's 19th congressional district
State House District 107
State Senate District 54

References

"Pendleton Township, Jefferson 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

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^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.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.