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Township in Illinois, United States
Helvetia Township
Township
Location of Illinois in the United StatesLocation of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 38°41′56″N 89°39′33″W / 38.69889°N 89.65917°W / 38.69889; -89.65917
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyMadison
SettledNovember 2, 1875
Area
 • Total36.2 sq mi (94 km)
 • Land35.88 sq mi (92.9 km)
 • Water0.32 sq mi (0.8 km)
Elevation489 ft (149 m)
Population
 • Estimate 8,567
 • Density241/sq mi (93/km)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-119-33981

Helvetia Township is a township of the city Highland in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,646 and it contained 3,638 housing units.

History

Helvetia Township was organized in 1876.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (94 km), of which 35.88 square miles (92.9 km) (or 99.12%) is land and 0.32 square miles (0.83 km) (or 0.88%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)8,567
U.S. Decennial Census

References

  1. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. Norton, William T. (1912). Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and Its People, 1812 to 1912. The Lewis Publishing Co. pp. 525.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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County seat: Edwardsville
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