Tonti Township, Marion County, Illinois

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Tonti Township
Township
Country United States
State Illinois
County Marion
Elevation 591 ft (180.1 m)
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Area 35.55 sq mi (92.1 km2)
 - land 35.45 sq mi (92 km2)
 - water 0.1 sq mi (0 km2)
Population 1,013 (2010)
Density 28.6 / sq mi (11 / km2)
Settled November 4, 1873
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Location in Marion County
Location of Tonti Township in Illinois
Location of Illinois in the United States

Tonti Township is located in Marion County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,013 and it contained 430 housing units.[1]

History

Tonti Township was named in honor of Henry de Tonti, one of the early explorers of Illinois.[2]

Geography

Tonti Township (T3N R2E) is centered at 38°41'N 88°58'W (88.691,-88.975). It is transversed northeast-south by Interstate Route 57 and State Route 37. Part of the Salem Reservoir (El. 166 m) is located at the southeastern part of the township. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.55 square miles (92.1 km2), of which 35.45 square miles (91.8 km2) (or 99.72%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (or 0.28%) is water.[1]

Adjacent townships

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 'Brikerhoff's Hisotory Marion County, Illinois,' J.H.G. Brinkerhoff, B.F. Bowen & Company. Indianapolis, Indiana, 1909, Tonti Township, pg. 158-162

External links


<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>

Stub icon

This Marion County, Illinois location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Tonti_Township,_Marion_County,_Illinois&oldid=628641775"