Freeburg Township
| Freeburg Township | |||
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Location in Illinois
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1883 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | St. Clair County | ||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 27 ′ N , 89 ° 52 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 5,109 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 89.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 57.94 km 2 (approx. 22 mi 2 ) of which 56.81 km 2 (approx. 22 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 147 m | ||
| Postal code : | 62243 | ||
| Area code : | +1 618 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-27819 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 429027 | ||
 Location of the Freeburg Township in St. Clair County |
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The Freeburg Township is one of 22 townships in St. Clair County in the west of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2010 the Freeburg Township had 5,109 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
The Freeburg Township is located in the eastern suburbs of St. Louis. The Mississippi , which forms the border with the state of Missouri, is around 35 km to the west.
The Freeburg Township is located at 38 ° 26'34 "north latitude and 89 ° 52'22" west longitude and extends over 57.94 km², which is spread over 56.81 km² of land and 1.13 km² of water.
The Freeburg Township is located in the center of St. Clair County and borders north to the Shiloh Valley Township , on the northeast by the Mascoutah Township , on the east by the Engelmann Township , on the southeast by the Fayetteville Township , on the south by New Athens Township , in Southwest to the Prairie Du Long Township , to the west to Smithton Township and to the northwest to Belleville .
traffic
Illinois State Routes 13 and 15 converge in Freeburg Township . All other roads are county roads or further subordinate partly unpaved roads.
A Canadian National Railway runs through the southwest of the township and runs from St. Louis to the southeast.
The St. Louis Downtown Airport is around 35 km northwest, the larger Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport is around 60 km northwest of the Freeburg Township.
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , there were 5,109 people in 2017 households in the Freeburg Townschip. The population density was 89.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.47 people each in the 2017 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.1 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.3 percent of the population, regardless of ethnicity.
21.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.1 percent were 65 years or older. 51.3 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 64,348 USD . The per capita income was $ 30,342. 8.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
places
In addition to scattered settlements, the population of the Freeburg Township lives in Freeburg (with the status " Village "), the only independent community within the Township.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b American Fact Finder. Retrieved July 2, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed July 2, 2012