Marissa Township
| Marissa 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 ° 16 ′ N , 89 ° 46 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,468 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 44.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 57.8 km 2 (approx. 22 mi 2 ) of which 55.5 km 2 (approx. 21 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 130 m | ||
| Postal code : | 62257 | ||
| Area code : | +1 618 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-46968 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 429326 | ||
| Website : | www.marissatownship.com | ||
| Mayor : | Ray Macke (supervisor) | ||
 Location of Marissa Township in St. Clair County |
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The Marissa Township is one of 22 townships in St. Clair County in the west of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2010 the Marissa Township had 2,468 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 Marissa Township is located in the southeast suburb of St. Louis. The Mississippi , which forms the border with the state of Missouri, is around 50 km to the west.
The Marissa Township Township is located at 38 ° 16 ' N , 89 ° 46' W and extends over 57.8 km², which is distributed over 55.5 km² of land and 2.3 km² of water.
The Marissa Township is located in the extreme southeast of St. Clair County and borders on Washington to the east and Randolph County to the south . Within St. Clair County, Marissa Township is bordered by Lenzburg Township in the west, New Athens Township in the northwest and Fayetteville Township in the north .
traffic
Illinois State Routes 4 and 13 converge in Marissa Township . All other roads are county roads or subordinate inner-city connecting roads.
A Canadian National Railway runs parallel to State Route 13 through the township and runs southeast from St. Louis.
The St. Louis Downtown Airport is around 60 km northwest, the larger Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport is around 80 km northwest of the Marissa Township.
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Marissa Township had 2,468 people in 1,019 households. The population density was 44.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.42 people each in the 1019 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.3 percent white, 0.7 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.9 percent of the population.
22.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.4 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 46,406 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,187. 16.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities
In addition to scattered settlements, there is only one independent community in Marissa Township, Marissa (with the status " Village ").
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved June 29, 2012
- ↑ Distance according to Google Maps. Accessed on June 29, 2012