Centralia Township, Marion County, Illinois

Centralia Township
Township
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Marion
Elevation	515 ft (157 m)
Coordinates
Area	36.1 sq mi (93.5 km2)
- land	35.02 sq mi (91 km2)
- water	1.08 sq mi (3 km2)
Population	15,042 (2010)
Density	429.5 / sq mi (165.8 / km2)
Settled	November 4, 1873
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Location in Marion County Location in Marion County
Location of Centralia Township in Illinois
Location of Illinois in the United States

Centralia Township is located in Marion County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 15,042 and it contained 7,360 housing units.

Geography

Centralia township (T1N R1E) is centered at 38°31'N 89°5'W (38.517, -89.087). The city of Centralia is located in the western part of the township. The township is traversed by U.S. Route 51 (north-south) and by State Route 161 (east-west). According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km²), of which 35.02 square miles (90.7 km²) (or 97.01%) is land and 1.08 square miles (2.8 km²) (or 2.99%) is water.

Adjacent townships

• Sandoval Township (north)
• Odin Township (north)
• Salem Township (northeast)
• Raccoon Township (east)
• Rome Township, Jefferson County (southeast)
• Grand Prairie Township, Jefferson County (south)
• Irvington Township, Washington County (southwest and west)
• Brookside Township, Clinton County (west)
• Meridian Township, Clinton County (northwest)

External links

• City-data.com
• Illinois State Archives