Leef Township, Madison County, Illinois
Leef Township | |
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CDT) | |
FIPS code | 17-119-42652 |
Leef Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 628 and it contained 246 housing units.[2]
History
Leef Township was named for the Swiss immigrant Jacob Leu, who anglicized his name to Leef.[3]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.38 square miles (76.1 km2), of which 29.26 square miles (75.8 km2) (or 99.59%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.37%) is water.[2]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2016 (est.) | 616 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Norton, William T. (1912). Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and Its People, 1812 to 1912. The Lewis Publishing Co. pp. 562.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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