Sainte Marie Township, Jasper County, Illinois

38°56′00″N 88°02′00″W / 38.93333°N 88.03333°W / 38.93333; -88.03333CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJasperEstablishedNovember 8, 1859Area • Total43.06 sq mi (111.5 km²) • Land42.95 sq mi (111.2 km²) • Water0.11 sq mi (0.3 km²)  0.26%Elevation479 ft (146 m)Population • Total551 • Density12.8/sq mi (4.9/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codesGNIS feature ID0422229

Sainte Marie Township is one of eleven townships in Jasper County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 551 and it contained 264 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.06 square miles (111.5 km²), of which 42.95 square miles (111.2 km²) (or 99.74%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km²) (or 0.26%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Ste. Marie
• Rafetown^[2]

Adjacent townships

• Willow Hill Township - north
• Oblong Township, Crawford County - northeast
• Martin Township, Crawford County - east
• Southwest Township, Crawford County - east
• German Township, Richland County - south
• Preston Township, Richland County - southwest
• Fox Township - west

Cemeteries

• St. Mary's Assumption
• Collins/Faltmier
• Ste Marie City
• St. Valentine/South Bend
• Yager

Rivers

• Dead River
• Embarras River

School districts

• Jasper County Community Unit School District 1
• Oblong Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

• Illinois's 19th congressional district
• State House District 108
• State Senate District 54

References

• "Sainte Marie Township, Jasper County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives