Shaws Point Township, Macoupin County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Shaws Point Township
Township

Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 39°18′N 89°46′W / 39.300°N 89.767°W / 39.300; -89.767
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Macoupin
Settled	November 1, 1870
Area
• Total	34.16 sq mi (88.5 km)
• Land	34.07 sq mi (88.2 km)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km)
Elevation	633 ft (193 m)
Population
• Estimate	512
• Density	15.6/sq mi (6.0/km)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-117-69121

Shaws Point Township (T10N R6W) is located in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 532 and it contained 233 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.16 square miles (88.5 km), of which 34.07 square miles (88.2 km) (or 99.74%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km) (or 0.23%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	512
U.S. Decennial Census

Adjacent townships

Nilwood Township (north)
Zanesville Township, Montgomery County (east)
North Litchfield Township, Montgomery County (southeast)
Honey Point Township (south)
Brushy Mound Township (southwest)
Carlinville Township (west)
South Otter Township (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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