Stookey Township, St. Clair County, Illinois
| Stookey Township | |
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| Township | |
 Location in St. Clair County |
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 St. Clair County's location in Illinois |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | St. Clair |
| Established | November 6, 1883 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.46 sq mi (71.1 km2) |
| • Land | 27.25 sq mi (70.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.5 km2) 0.76% |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 10,007 |
| • Density | 367.3/sq mi (141.8/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Website | Stookey Township Official Website |
As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,007 and it contained 4,394 housing units.
Stookey Township is a township located in St. Clair County, Illinois. It is an unincorporated part of Belleville, Illinois located just west of downtown Belleville, for that reason it is often referred to by locals as Belleville West. Residential homes and small businesses occupy the region along with occasional shopping centers (one is currently under construction and will be finished by December 2006). The township rides along Illinois Route 13 and converges with Illinois Route 15 and Illinois Route 159. The ZIP code for the township is 62223. The telephone area code of the township is 618.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.46 square miles (71.1 km2), of which 27.25 square miles (70.6 km2) (or 99.24%) is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 km2) (or 0.76%) is water.
One MetroLink light rail station, Memorial Station, and about two dozen MetroBus stops are located around the Township.
The Illinois West-Central Railway also runs through the township in which supply and cargo freight trains run through at least a few times a day on the way to Chicago, IL, Saint Louis, MO, or East Saint Louis, IL.
The closest airport to Stookey Township is the Mid-America Airport, which is about 12 miles to the east of the township. The closest major international airport is Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport which is west of Saint Louis, MO and about 25 miles away.
Belleville Crossing is a new shopping center and retail/business plaza that is currently undergoing construction by the Desco Group under the contractor Impact Strategies. The first stores opened in this plaza in October, 2007. Presently phase I of the plaza is finished with Target, Home Depot, Pet Smart, OfficeMax, and Mattress Giant being the anchor occupants along with many other smaller shops occupy this plaza. Other phases are currently under construction, and have so far included Buffalo Wild Wings, Qdoba's, and a Walgreens which is set to open in January 2009. A White Castle and a Wendy's are also being built, and will open in the Spring of 2009. A movie theater and possible Hampton Inn hotel are also in the works and will be finished by Summer 2010. Other smaller strip malls are also completing construction and will be finished by Fall/Winter 2009.
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