Alto Township, Lee County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°50′27″N 88°59′51″W / 41.84083°N 88.99750°W / 41.84083; -88.99750Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyLeeEstablishedFebruary 28, 1860Government

• SupervisorDennis E. BurkhartArea

• Total34.94 sq mi (90.5 km²) • Land34.9 sq mi (90 km²) • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km²) 0.11%Elevation

830 ft (253 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

534 • Density16.2/sq mi (6.3/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

60530, 60553, 61068

FIPS code17-103-01101

Alto Township is one of twenty-two townships in Lee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 565 and it contained 230 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.94 square miles (90.5 km²), of which 34.9 square miles (90 km²) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.11%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Steward

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Steward and Union.

Airports and landing strips

Thompson Landing Strip
Wilbur Thompson Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	534	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Indian Creek Community Unit District 425

Political districts

Illinois's 14th congressional district
State House District 90
State Senate District 45

References

"Alto Township, Lee County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

^ ^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.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.