Avena Township, Fayette County, Illinois

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Avena Township
Township
Location in Fayette County
Location in Fayette County
Fayette County's location in Illinois
Fayette County's location in Illinois
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Country United States
State Illinois
County Fayette
Established November 9, 1859
Area
 • Total 36.47 sq mi (94.5 km2)
 • Land 36.32 sq mi (94.1 km2)
 • Water 0.15 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.41%
Elevation 597 ft (182 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,010
 • Density 55.3/sq mi (21.4/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 62418, 62458
GNIS feature ID 0428624

Avena Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,010 and it contained 855 housing units.[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.47 square miles (94.5 km2), of which 36.32 square miles (94.1 km2) (or 99.59%) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2) (or 0.41%) is water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Extinct towns

  • Howards Point
  • Pruett

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Crums Chapel, Guy, Maplewood, Seidner, Saint Bonaventure and Yolton.

Major highways

School districts

  • Brownstown Community Unit School District 201
  • St Elmo Community Unit School District 202

Political districts

References

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External links

 Loudon Township
Sefton Township Mound Township, Effingham County
  Avena Township  
Otego Township Wheatland Township West Township, Effingham County
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