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Raritan Township, Henderson County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°40′45″N 90°50′52″W / 40.67917°N 90.84778°W / 40.67917; -90.84778Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyHendersonEstablishedNovember 6, 1906Area

• Total34 sq mi (90 km²) • Land34 sq mi (90 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

741 ft (226 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

269 • Density8.4/sq mi (3.2/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61420, 61460, 61471, 61480

FIPS code17-071-62861

Raritan Township is one of eleven townships in Henderson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 286 and it contained 134 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34 square miles (88 km²), entirely land.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Raritan

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Raritan and Saint Patrick's.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	269	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

West Central Community Unit School District 235
West Prairie Community Unit School District 103

Political districts

Illinois's 17th congressional district
State House District 94
State Senate District 47

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Raritan Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
United States National Atlas

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.