Lee Township
Township
Location in Fulton County
Fulton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°35′14″N 90°23′31″W / 40.58722°N 90.39194°W / 40.58722; -90.39194
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fulton
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	37.18 sq mi (96.3 km2)
• Land	37.18 sq mi (96.3 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	633 ft (193 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	228
• Density	6.4/sq mi (2.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61415, 61431, 61459, 61477
FIPS code	17-057-42574

Lee Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 237 and it contained 110 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.18 square miles (96.3 km²), all land.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

• Babylon
• Checkrow
• Manley

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Extinct towns

• Virgil
• Oak Grove

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Barnes, Checkrow, Guernsey, Peirsol, Rigdon and Virgil.

Peirsol Cemetery was a family cemetery which many at one time scattered the county. Like many it was abandoned & is in poor condition if not destroyed.

Guernsey Cemetery is a cemetery off route 9,it too is in very poor condition & overgrown with brush.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 9
• Illinois Route 41

Demographics

School districts

• Avon Community Unit School District 176
• Bushnell Prairie City Community Unit School District 170
• Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

• Illinois's 17th congressional district
• State House District 94
• State Senate District 47