Seminary Township, Fayette County, Illinois
township in Fayette County, Illinois
Seminary Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 482 and it contained 229 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Seminary Township has a total area of 46.87 square miles (121.39 km2), of which 44.92 square miles (116.34 km2) (or 95.84%) is land and 1.95 square miles (5.05 km2) (or 4.16%) is water.
Extinct towns
Pittsburg
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Collier, Daniel, Seminary, Taylor and Williams.
Major highways
Interstate 70
Lakes
Fish Lake
Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 482 people, 264 households, and 180 families residing in the township. The population density was 10.28 inhabitants per square mile (3.97/km2). There were 229 housing units at an average density of 4.89 per square mile (1.89/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.72% White, 0.41% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population.
There were 264 households, out of which 9.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.61% were married couples living together, 4.55% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 31.82% were non-families. 31.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Seminary Township, Fayette County, Illinois” as township in Fayette County, Illinois. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as township in Fayette County, Illinois. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7449475. Authority coordinates are 38.856, -89.203. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2021.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
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Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Seminary Township, Fayette County, Illinois”, its source revision and the description used here.
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- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
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