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Bishop Township

township in Effingham County, Illinois
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Bishop Township

Summary

Bishop Township is a township of Illinois[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of township_of_illinois entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bishop Township is located in Effingham County[3].
  • Bishop Township is in the country of United States[4].
  • Bishop Township's instance of is recorded as township of Illinois[5].
  • Bishop Township's shares border with is recorded as St. Francis Township[6].
  • Bishop Township's locator map image is recorded as Map highlighting Bishop Township, Effingham County, Illinois.svg[7].
  • Bishop Township's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 428676[8].
  • Bishop Township's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.05, 'lon': -88.416666666667}[9].
  • Bishop Township's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02vlyqq[10].
  • Bishop Township's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 17-06145[11].
  • Bishop Township's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1702'}[12].
  • Bishop Township's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1408'}[13].
  • Bishop Township's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+647'}[14].
  • Bishop Township's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4233952[15].
  • Bishop Township's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+176'}[16].
  • Bishop Township's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+34.94'}[17].
  • Bishop Township's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+32819'}[18].

Body

Geography

Bishop Township is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Effingham County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Bishop Township's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+34.94'}[17]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+176'}[16]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1702'}[12] and {'amount': '+1408'}[13].

Designation and Status

Bishop Township's instance of is recorded as township of Illinois[5].

Why It Matters

Bishop Township ranks in the top 2% of township_of_illinois entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . geonames.usgs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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