Townships

Barr Township - T11N-R9Wk
Bird Township - T10N-R8W
Brighton Township - T7N-R9W
Brushy Mound Township - T9N-R7W
Bunker Hill Township - T7N-R8W
Cahokia Township - T8N-R6W
Carlinville Township - T10N-R7W
Chesterfield Township - T9N-R9W
Dorchester Township - T7N-R7W
Gillespie Township - T8N-R7W
Girard Township - T12N-R6W
Hilyard Township - T8N-R8W
Honey Point Township - T9N-R6W
Mount Olive Township - T7N-R6W
Nilwood Township - T11N-R6W
North Otter Township - T12N-R7W
North Palmyra Township - T12N-R8W
Polk Township - T9N-R8W
Scottville Township - T12N-R9W
Shaws Point Township - T10N-R6W
Shipman Township - T8N-R9W
South Otter Township - T11N-R7W
South Palmyra Township - T11N-R8W
Staunton Township - T7N-R6W
Virden Township - T12N-R6W
Western Mound Township - T10N-R9W

1870 Population

The population of Barr Township in 1870 was 999.
The population for all of Bird Township in 1870 was 999.
The population for Brighton Township in 1870 was 1,794.
The population for Brushy Mound Township in 1870 was 737. There were never any towns in Brushy Mound Township, only settlements.
The population for Bunker Hill Township in 1870 was 2,884.
The population for Cahokia Township in 1870 was 853.
The population for all of Carlinville Township in 1870 was 5,808.
The population for Chesterfield Township in 1870 was 1,048.
The population for Dorchester Township in 1870 was 877.
The population for Gillespie Township in 1870 was 1,085.
The population for all of Girard Township in 1870 was included with Virden Township and the total for both was 3,075.
The population for Hilyard Township in 1870 was 1,072.
The population for Honey Point Township in 1870 was 710.
The population of all Mount Olive Township in 1870 was part of Staunton Township which was 1,604. Staunton Township was split in 1884 and formed the second township, Mount Olive Township.
The population of all Nilwood Township in 1870 was 1,211.
The population in all of North Otter Township in 1870 was 1,250.
The population in all of South Otter Township in 1870 was 695.
The population in all of North Palmyra Township in 1870 was 1,234.
The population in all of South Palmyra Township in 1870 was 1,166.
The population for Polk Township in 1870 was 643.
Village of Scottville's population in 1870 was 1,166, 1980 was 214 and in 1990 the population was 165.
The population for Shaw's Point Township in 1870 was 870.
The population for Shipman Township in 1870 was 1,517.
The population of all Staunton Township in 1870 was 1,604. This number included Mt Olive Township as it was part of Staunton Township in 1870.
The population for all of Virden Township in 1870 was included with Girard Township and the total for both was 3,075.
The population for all of Western Mound Township in 1870 was 891.