Iuka Township, Marion County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
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Iuka Township is located in Marion County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 999 and it contained 443 housing units.[2]
Iuka Township | |
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.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°36′N 88°45′W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Marion |
| Settled | November 4, 1873 |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.02 sq mi (93.3 km2) |
| • Land | 35.96 sq mi (93.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 459 ft (140 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| 964 | |
| • Density | 27.8/sq mi (10.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 17-121-37946 |
Geography
Iuka Township (T2N R4E) is centered at 38°38'N 88°45'W (38.636,-88.758). It is traversed east–west by U.S. Route 50. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.02 square miles (93.3 km2), of which 35.96 square miles (93.1 km2) (or 99.83%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.17%) is water.[2]
Demographics
Adjacent townships
- Omega Township (north)
- Songer Township, Clay County (northeast)
- Hickory Hill Township, Wayne County (northeast)
- Garden Hill Township, Wayne County (east)
- Orchard Township, Wayne County (southeast)
- Romine Township (south)
- Haines Township (southwest)
- Stevenson Township (west)
- Alma Township (northwest)
