West
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Outdoors in West
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About West
Township in Illinois, United StatesWest Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 444 and it contained 181 housing units.
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Health in West
Compared with Illinois
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in West
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
Climate in West
Full climate →West has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
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