Venice Township | |
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Township | |
Location of Illinois in the United States |
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Coordinates: 38°42′01″N 90°10′57″W / 38.70028°N 90.18250°WCoordinates: 38°42′01″N 90°10′57″W / 38.70028°N 90.18250°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Madison |
Settled | November 2, 1875 |
Area | |
• Total | 14.3 sq mi (37 km2) |
• Land | 10.82 sq mi (28.0 km2) |
• Water | 3.48 sq mi (9.0 km2) |
Elevation | 390 ft (120 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016) | 5,618 |
• Density | 522.3/sq mi (201.7/km2) |
Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
FIPS code | 17-119-77486 |
Venice Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,650 and it contained 2,728 housing units.
Venice Township was named from the village of Venice in 1876.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 14.3 square miles (37 km2), of which 10.82 square miles (28.0 km2) (or 75.66%) is land and 3.48 square miles (9.0 km2) (or 24.34%) is water.