Phillips Township, White County, Illinois

Phillips Township
Township
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	White
Elevation	476 ft (145.1 m)
Coordinates	38°10′09″N 88°02′58″W / 38.16917°N 88.04944°WCoordinates: 38°10′09″N 88°02′58″W / 38.16917°N 88.04944°W
Area	66.38 sq mi (171.9 km^2)
- land	65.05 sq mi (168 km^2)
- water	1.33 sq mi (3 km^2)
Population	1,258 (2010)
Organized	November 7, 1871
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	XXXXX
Area code	618
Location of Phillips Township in White County
Location of Phillips Township in Illinois
Location of Illinois in the United States

Phillips Township is located in White County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,258 and it contained 610 housing units.^[1]

History

Phillips Township was likely named for Major Alexander Phillips, who made a land entry in 1817 for a quarter section of land abutting to the west of where Phillipstown, Illinois would be platted two decades later. ^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 66.38 square miles (171.9 km²), of which 65.05 square miles (168.5 km²) (or 98.00%) is land and 1.33 square miles (3.4 km²) (or 2.00%) is water.^[1]

References

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
2. "Illinois Public Domain Land Tracts Sales Database". Illinois State Archives. Retrieved 2014-04-21.

External links

• City-data.com
• Illinois State Archives