Wade Township, Jasper County, Illinois

Wade Township is one of eleven townships in Jasper County, Illinois, USA. 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 74.33 sqmi, of which 73.96 sqmi (or 99.50%) is land and 0.37 sqmi (or 0.50%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

 * Newton

Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
 * Falmouth at 39.05476°N, -88.14559°W
 * Lis at 39.02004°N, -88.26032°W

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

 * [[Image:Illinois 33.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 33
 * [[Image:Illinois 130.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 130

Airports and landing strips

 * Jasper County Safety Council Heliport

Rivers

 * Embarras River

Lakes

 * Glen Lake

Landmarks

 * Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area

School districts

 * Jasper County Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

 * Illinois's 19th congressional district
 * State House District 108
 * State Senate District 54