Papineau Township, Iroquois County, Illinois
| Papineau Township | |
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| Township | |
Fields west of Beaverville
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 Location in Iroquois County |
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 Iroquois County's location in Illinois |
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| Coordinates: 40°59′N 87°45′W / 40.983°N 87.750°WCoordinates: 40°59′N 87°45′W / 40.983°N 87.750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Iroquois |
| Established | November 6, 1855 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.66 sq mi (76.8 km2) |
| • Land | 29.51 sq mi (76.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.4 km2) 0.51% |
| Elevation | 614 ft (187 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 499 |
| • Density | 16.9/sq mi (6.5/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 60912, 60951, 60964 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0429526 |
Papineau Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 499 and it contained 204 housing units.
Originally named Weygandt by early Dutch settlers, the township name was changed in 1862 by later French-Canadian settlers to Papineau, after the Québec nationalist hero of the 1830s.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.66 square miles (76.8 km2), of which 29.51 square miles (76.4 km2) (or 99.49%) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2) (or 0.51%) is water.
The township contains these four cemeteries: Jones, Oak Ridge, Papineau and Saint Joseph.
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