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Township in Illinois, United States
Foster Township
Township
Location of Illinois in the United StatesLocation of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 38°57′46″N 90°05′59″W / 38.96278°N 90.09972°W / 38.96278; -90.09972
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyMadison
SettledNovember 2, 1875
Area
 • Total31.34 sq mi (81.2 km)
 • Land30.86 sq mi (79.9 km)
 • Water0.48 sq mi (1.2 km)
Elevation548 ft (167 m)
Population
 • Estimate 4,020
 • Density132.6/sq mi (51.2/km)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-119-27182

Foster Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,091 and it contained 1,663 housing units.

History

Foster is the name of Oliver Foster, a pioneer settler and native of New Hampshire.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.34 square miles (81.2 km), of which 30.86 square miles (79.9 km) (or 98.47%) is land and 0.48 square miles (1.2 km) (or 1.53%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)4,020
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. p. 512.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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County seat: Edwardsville
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