Brighton Township, Macoupin County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Brighton Township
Township

Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 39°3′N 90°5′W / 39.050°N 90.083°W / 39.050; -90.083
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Macoupin
Settled	November 1, 1870
Area
• Total	36.49 sq mi (94.5 km)
• Land	36.09 sq mi (93.5 km)
• Water	0.4 sq mi (1 km)
Elevation	633 ft (193 m)
Population
• Estimate	3,911
• Density	111.9/sq mi (43.2/km)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-117-08277

Brighton Township (T7N R9W) is located in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,039 and it contained 1,646 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.49 square miles (94.5 km), of which 36.09 square miles (93.5 km) (or 98.90%) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km) (or 1.10%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	3,911
U.S. Decennial Census

Adjacent townships

Shipman Township (north)
Hillyard Township (northeast)
Bunker Hill Township (east)
Omphghent Township, Madison County (southeast)
Foster Township, Madison County (south)
Piasa Township, Jersey County (west)
Fidelity Township, Jersey County (northwest)

References

^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ "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.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Macoupin County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Carlinville
Cities	Benld Bunker Hill Carlinville Gillespie Girard Mount Olive Staunton Virden‡	Map of Illinois highlighting Macoupin County
Town	Nilwood
Villages	Brighton‡ Chesterfield Dorchester Eagarville East Gillespie Hettick Lake Ka-ho Medora Modesto Mount Clare Palmyra Royal Lakes Sawyerville Scottville Shipman Standard City White City Wilsonville
Townships	Barr Bird Brighton Brushy Mound Bunker Hill Cahokia Carlinville Chesterfield Dorchester Gillespie Girard Hillyard Honey Point Mt. Olive Nilwood North Otter North Palmyra Polk Scottville Shaws Point Shipman South Otter South Palmyra Staunton Virden Western Mound
Unincorporated communities	Anderson Atwater Barr Hagaman Piasa Plainview Reader Womac Woodburn
Footnotes	‡This city also has portions in adjacent county or counties
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