Leef Township, Madison County, Illinois
Leef Township | |
Township | |
Country | United States |
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State | Illinois |
County | Madison |
Elevation | 558 ft (170.1 m) |
Coordinates | 38°51′51″N 89°39′36″W / 38.86417°N 89.66000°WCoordinates: 38°51′51″N 89°39′36″W / 38.86417°N 89.66000°W |
Area | 29.38 sq mi (76.1 km2) |
- land | 29.26 sq mi (76 km2) |
- water | 0.11 sq mi (0 km2) |
Population | 628 (2010) |
Density | 21.5/sq mi (8.3/km2) |
Settled | November 2, 1875 |
Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
- summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Location in Madison County | |
Location of Leef Township in Illinois | |
Location of Illinois in the United States |
Leef Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 628 and it contained 246 housing units.[1]
History
Leef Township was named for the Swiss immigrant Jacob Leu, who anglicized his name to Leef.[2]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.38 square miles (76.1 km2), of which 29.26 square miles (75.8 km2) (or 99.59%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.37%) is water.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ↑ Norton, William T. (1912). Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and Its People, 1812 to 1912. The Lewis Publishing Co. p. 562.
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