Stites Township
Township
Location in St. Clair County
St. Clair County's location in Illinois
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	St. Clair
Established	February, 1888
Area
• Total	2.36 sq mi (6.1 km2)
• Land	2.11 sq mi (5.5 km2)
• Water	0.25 sq mi (0.6 km2)  10.59%
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	709
• Density	355/sq mi (137/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-163-72741

Stites Township is located in St. Clair County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 749 and it contained 326 housing units.^[2] Stites Township was originally named Brooklyn Township when it was reorganized from a portion of East St. Louis Township in February, 1888. Its name was changed to Stites in April, 1888.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 2.36 square miles (6.1 km²), of which 2.11 square miles (5.5 km²) (or 89.41%) is land and 0.25 square miles (0.65 km²) (or 10.59%) is water.^[2]

Demographics

References

External links

• City-data.com
• St. Clair County Official Site
• Illinois State Archives

38°39′01″N 90°09′45″W / 38.65028°N 90.16250°W / 38.65028; -90.16250

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