Independence Township

township in Saline County, Illinois
Place township_of_illinois Q6016228
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Independence Township

Summary

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

Key Facts

  • Independence Township is located in Saline County[3].
  • Independence Township is in the country of United States[4].
  • Independence Township's instance of is recorded as township of Illinois[5].
  • Independence Township's locator map image is recorded as Map highlighting Independence Township, Saline County, Illinois.svg[6].
  • Independence Township's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 429164[7].
  • Independence Township's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.638611111111, 'lon': -88.545277777778}[8].
  • Independence Township's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02vnky7[9].
  • Independence Township's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 17-37205[10].
  • Independence Township's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1182'}[11].
  • Independence Township's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1118'}[12].
  • Independence Township's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+338'}[13].
  • Independence Township's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4241380[14].
  • Independence Township's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+374'}[15].
  • Independence Township's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+37.37'}[16].
  • Independence Township's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+48314'}[17].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Independence Township's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+37.37'}[16]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+374'}[15]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1182'}[11] and {'amount': '+1118'}[12].

Designation and Status

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

Why It Matters

Independence Township ranks in the top 2% of township_of_illinois entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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