Girard Township (S½ T12N R6W) is located in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States.

As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,466 and it contained 1,102 housing units.

[3] The city of Girard is within the geographic borders of the township but politically separate.

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.11 square miles (46.9 km2), all land.

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