title: Centralia Township, Marion County, Illinois
text: # Centralia Township, Marion County, Illinois
  
  Centralia Township is located in Marion County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 15,042 and it contained 7,360 housing units.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Centralia township (T1N R1E) is centered at 38°31'N 89°5'W (38.517, -89.087). The city of Centralia is located in the western part of the township. The township is traversed by U.S. Route 51 (north-south) and by State Route 161 (east-west). According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 $km^2),$ of which 35.02 square miles (90.7 $km^2)$ (or 97.01%) is land and 1.08 square miles (2.8 $km^2)$ (or 2.99%) is water.
  
  ## Adjacent townships
  
  * Sandoval Township (north)
  * Odin Township (north)
  * Salem Township (northeast)
  * Raccoon Township (east)
  * Rome Township, Jefferson County (southeast)
  * Grand Prairie Township, Jefferson County (south)
  * Irvington Township, Washington County (southwest and west)
  * Brookside Township, Clinton County (west)
  * Meridian Township, Clinton County (northwest)
  