Allison Township, Lawrence County, Illinois

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SettledNovember 4, 1856
Elevation
404 ft (123 m)
Allison
Location of Allison Township in Lawrence County
Location of Allison Township in Lawrence County
Allison is located in Illinois
Allison
Allison
Location of Allison Township in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°43′01″N 87°34′54″W / 38.71694°N 87.58167°W / 38.71694; -87.58167
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyLawrence
SettledNovember 4, 1856
Area
  Total
45.33 sq mi (117.4 km2)
  Land44.53 sq mi (115.3 km2)
  Water0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)  1.76%
Elevation
404 ft (123 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
278
  Density6.24/sq mi (2.41/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-101-00906

Allison Township is located in Lawrence County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 278 and it contained 153 housing units.[1]

Allison Township derives its name from Allison's Prairie, which was settled by the Allison family in the 1810s.[2]

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Allison Township has a total area of 45.33 square miles (117.40 km2), of which 44.53 square miles (115.33 km2) (or 98.24%) is land and 0.80 square miles (2.07 km2) (or 1.76%) is water.[3]

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