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A township of 1,601 people in Clinton County, Illinois
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Conserved land0.3%56 of 18,407 acres
Trails1.6 mi0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves135 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Township in Illinois, United States
1,625Population
28.9 sq miArea
446 ftElevation

Wade Township is one of fifteen townships in Clinton County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,625 and it contained 712 housing units. The township's name changed from Beaver Township on June 1, 1874.

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The public schools Wade’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 56% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#165Best public schoolsof 384 in IL
DistrictBreese ESD 12Schools1

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