Lomax Township, Henderson County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°40′27″N 91°04′46″W / 40.67417°N 91.07944°W / 40.67417; -91.07944Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyHendersonEstablishedNovember 6, 1906Area

• Total33.35 sq mi (86.4 km²) • Land28.82 sq mi (74.6 km²) • Water4.53 sq mi (11.7 km²) 13.58%Elevation

554 ft (169 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

786 • Density29.5/sq mi (11.4/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61425, 61454, 62330

FIPS code17-071-44394

Lomax Township is one of eleven townships in Henderson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 850 and it contained 399 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.35 square miles (86.4 km²), of which 28.82 square miles (74.6 km²) (or 86.42%) is land and 4.53 square miles (11.7 km²) (or 13.58%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Dallas City (north half)
Lomax

Unincorporated towns

Iowa Junction at 40°41′14″N 91°03′37″W / 40.687263°N 91.060143°W / 40.687263; -91.060143

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Clover, Crane, Freeland and Shaw.

Major highways

Illinois Route 96

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	786	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

West Central Community Unit School District 235

Political districts

Illinois's 17th congressional district
State House District 94
State Senate District 47

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Lomax Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
United States National Atlas

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.