Vandalia Township

Summary

Vandalia 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

• Vandalia Township is located in Fayette County^[3].
• Vandalia Township is in the country of United States^[4].
• Vandalia Township's instance of is recorded as township of Illinois^[5].
• Vandalia Township's shares border with is recorded as Sharon Township^[6].
• Vandalia Township's locator map image is recorded as Map highlighting Vandalia Township, Fayette County, Illinois.svg^[7].
• +1859-11-09T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Vandalia Township^[8].
• Vandalia Township's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 429862^[9].
• Vandalia Township's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.955555555556, 'lon': -89.087777777778}^[10].
• Vandalia Township's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02q9gf7^[11].
• Vandalia Township's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 17-77330^[12].
• Vandalia Township's population is recorded as {'amount': '+6364'}^[13].
• Vandalia Township's population is recorded as {'amount': '+6629'}^[14].
• Vandalia Township's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+2714'}^[15].
• Vandalia Township's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+140'}^[16].
• Vandalia Township's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+35.37'}^[17].
• Vandalia Township's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+21968'}^[18].

Body

Geography

Vandalia Township is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Fayette County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Vandalia Township's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+35.37'}^[17]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+140'}^[16]. Population counts include {'amount': '+6364'}^[13] and {'amount': '+6629'}^[14].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

+1859-11-09T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Vandalia Township^[8].

Why It Matters

Vandalia Township ranks in the top 2% of township_of_illinois entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]