Engelmann Township

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Engelmann Township
Engelmann Township (Illinois)
Engelmann Township
Engelmann Township
Location in Illinois
Basic data
Foundation : 1883
State : United States
State : Illinois
County : St. Clair County
Coordinates : 38 ° 26 ′  N , 89 ° 46 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 26 ′  N , 89 ° 46 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 726 (as of 2010)
Population density : 15.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 47.8 km 2  (approx. 18 mi 2 )
Height : 124 m
Area code : +1 618
FIPS : 17-24205
GNIS ID : 428972
Map highlighting Engelmann Township, St. Clair County, Illinois.svg
Location of Engelmann Township in St. Clair County

The Engelmann Township is one of 22 townships in St. Clair County in the west of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2010 the Engelmann Township had 726 inhabitants.

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

Engelmann Township is located on the eastern edge of the suburban area of ​​St. Louis. The township is located on the north bank of the Kaskaskia River . The Mississippi , which forms the border with the state of Missouri, is around 40 km to the west.

The Engelmann Township is 38 ° 26'15 "north latitude and 89 ° 46'02" west longitude and extends over 47.8 km².

The Engelmann Township is located in the far east of St. Clair County and borders the Clinton to the east and Washington County to the southeast . Within St. Clair County, Engelmann Township borders Fayetteville Township in the south, New Athens Township in the southwest , Freeburg Township in the west, Shiloh Valley Township in the northwest and Mascoutah Township in the north .

traffic

Illinois State Route 4 runs through Engelmann Township in a north-south direction . The northeastern boundary of the township is formed by Illinois State Route 177 . All other roads are county roads or further subordinate partly unpaved roads.

The St. Louis Downtown Airport is located about 45 km west, the larger Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport is located about 70 km northwest of the Engelmann Township.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , there were 726 people in 275 households in Engelmann Township. The population density was 15.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.64 people lived in each of the 275 households.

The racial the population was composed of 98.9 percent white, 0.1 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and 0.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.7 percent of the population.

18.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 67.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.5 percent were 65 years or older. 47.5 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 87,604  USD . The per capita income was $ 49,146. Nobody in Engelmann Township lived below the poverty line.

places

There is no settlement within Engelmann Township. Residents live scattered across the entire township.

Individual evidence

  1. a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved July 1, 2012
  2. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed July 1, 2012

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