Wade Township is one of eleven

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in Jasper County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,475 and it contained 2,082 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.50%) is land and (or 0.50%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

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Unincorporated towns

* Falmouth at * Lis at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Crooked Creek Township (northeast) * Hunt City Township (east) * Willow Hill Township (east) * Fox Township (southeast) * Smallwood Township (south) * South Muddy Township (southwest) * North Muddy Township (west) * Grove Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these twenty-two cemeteries: Bowers, Brick, Burford, Carter, Christian Chapel, Coburn, Gila Lutheran, Higgins/Colburn, Hickory, Jasper Family, Jones, Kibler, Liberty, Miller/Yager, Mt Calvery, New Saint Peters, Old Jasper County Poor Farm, Old Saint Peters, Redford, Riverside, Vanderhoof and West Lawn.

Major highways

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Illinois Route 130 Illinois Route 130 is a north–south state highway in eastern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 1 in Grayville north to Interstate 74 in Urbana. This is a distance of . Illinois 130 is the main north–south highway through Charlest ...

Airports and landing strips

* Jasper County Safety Council Heliport

Rivers

* Embarras River

Lakes

* Glen Lake

Landmarks

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Demographics

School districts

* Jasper County Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

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* State House District 108 * State Senate District 54

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

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