St. Clair Township (Illinois)
| St. Clair Township | |||
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Location in Illinois
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1885 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | St. Clair County | ||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 32 ′ N , 89 ° 59 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 35,498 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 976 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 36.37 km 2 (approx. 14 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 155 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 62208, 62221, 62226 | ||
| Area code : | +1 618 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-66729 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 429695 | ||
 Location of the Saint Clair Township in St. Clair County |
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The St. Clair Township is one of 22 townships in St. Clair County in the west of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2010 , St. Clair Township had 35,498 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 St. Clair Township is located in the eastern suburbs of St. Louis, around 20 km east of the Mississippi , which forms the border with the state of Missouri. It covers an area of about 36.37 km².
The township is located in the northern center of the St. Clair County around the city Belleville , bordered to the north by the Caseyville Township , on the northeast by the O'Fallon Township , on the east by the Shiloh Valley Township , on the south by the Smithton Township , in To the southwest to Millstadt Township and to the west to Stookey Township .
traffic
Through the township run with the Illinois State Routes 13 , 15 , 158 , 159 and 161 several arterial roads from Belleville. All other roads are county roads or suburban roads.
Through the St. Clair Township a line of the MetroLink called light rail of the metropolitan area St. Louis leads.
A Canadian National Railway runs through the southeast of the township and runs from St. Louis to the southeast.
The St. Louis Downtown Airport is located 20 km to the west, the larger Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport is located about 45 km northwest of St. Clair Township.
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , St. Clair Township had 35,498 people in 14,373 households. The population density was 976 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.44 people each in the 14,373 households.
The racial the population was composed of 70.8 percent white, 23.3 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 2.0 percent Asian and 0.7 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.0 percent were 65 years or older. 52.6 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 55,640 USD . The per capita income was $ 30,642. 10.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
places
The population of St. Clair Township lives in the following places:
1 - mainly in Caseyville Township , partly in Canteen Township
2 - mainly in Shiloh Valley Township , partly in O'Fallon and Caseyville Township
3 - to a lesser extent in Caseyville Township
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved July 1, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed July 1, 2012