Centerville Township
| Centerville Township | |||
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Location in Illinois
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1910 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | St. Clair County | ||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 34 ′ N , 90 ° 8 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 25,386 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 559.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 47.5 km 2 (approx. 18 mi 2 ) of which 45.4 km 2 (approx. 18 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 123 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 62201, 62206, 62207 | ||
| Area code : | +1 618 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-12210 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 428782 | ||
 Location of Centerville Township in St. Clair County |
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The Centerville Township is one of 22 townships in St. Clair County in the west of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2010 Centerville Township had 25,386 residents.
The township is located in the eastern part of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan region, called Metro-East , around the city of St. Louis in neighboring Missouri .
geography
The township is located in the eastern suburbs of St. Louis on the east bank of the Mississippi , which forms the border with the state of Missouri.
Centerville Township is located at 38 ° 34'08 "north latitude and 90 ° 08'29" west longitude and extends over 47.5 km², which is spread over 45.4 km² of land and 2.1 km² of water.
The township is located in the northwest of St. Clair County and is separated in the northwest by the Mississippi from the urban area of St. Louis, Missouri. Within St. Clair County, Centerville Township borders East St. Louis Township in the north, Belleville in the east, Stookey Township in the southeast, and Sugar Loaf Township in the south .
traffic
Interstate 255 , which forms the eastern bypass of St. Louis, runs through the township in a northeast-southwest direction . A little further west herein the Illinois portion extending along the Mississippi Great River Road forming Illinois State Route 3 . Illinois State Routes 13 , 15 , 157 and 163 also meet in Centerville Township . All other roads are county roads or further subordinate partially unpaved roads.
In Centerville Township, two railway lines run by the Union Pacific Railroad and the Canadian National Railway , which run together eastwards to St. Louis.
The St. Louis Downtown Airport is located within Centerville Township, the larger Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport is around 30 km northwest.
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Centerville Township had 25,386 people in 8,978 households. The population density was 559.2 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.8 people lived in each of the 8978 households.
The racial the population was composed of 27.3 percent white, 69.8 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 0.7 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
31.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.4 percent were 65 years or older. 53.8 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 30,332 USD . The per capita income was $ 15,483. 32.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
places
The population of Centerville Township lives in the following localities:
1 - to a lesser extent in Sugar Loaf Township
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved July 1, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed July 1, 2012