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Summit Township

township in Effingham County, Illinois
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Summit Township

Summary

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

Key Facts

  • Summit Township is located in Effingham County[3].
  • Summit Township is in the country of United States[4].
  • Summit Township's instance of is recorded as township of Illinois[5].
  • Summit Township's shares border with is recorded as Banner Township[6].
  • Summit Township's locator map image is recorded as Map highlighting Summit Township, Effingham County, Illinois.svg[7].
  • +1860-11-06T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Summit Township[8].
  • Summit Township's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 429814[9].
  • Summit Township's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.133333333333, 'lon': -88.633333333333}[10].
  • Summit Township's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qj8ky[11].
  • Summit Township's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 17-73651[12].
  • Summit Township's population is recorded as {'amount': '+3760'}[13].
  • Summit Township's population is recorded as {'amount': '+3584'}[14].
  • Summit Township's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+1419'}[15].
  • Summit Township's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4250908[16].
  • Summit Township's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+185'}[17].
  • Summit Township's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+34.54'}[18].
  • Summit Township's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+46797'}[19].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Summit Township's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+34.54'}[18]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+185'}[17]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3760'}[13] and {'amount': '+3584'}[14].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

+1860-11-06T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Summit Township[8].

Why It Matters

Summit Township ranks in the top 2% of township_of_illinois entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . geonames.usgs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 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. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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