McClellan Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

McClellan Township
—  Township  —
Location in Jefferson County
Jefferson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°15′28″N 88°59′10″W / 38.25778°N 88.98611°W / 38.25778; -88.98611Coordinates: 38°15′28″N 88°59′10″W / 38.25778°N 88.98611°W / 38.25778; -88.98611
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jefferson
Area
- Total	35.63 sq mi (92.29 km2)
- Land	35.58 sq mi (92.14 km2)
- Water	0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)  0.16%
Elevation	430 ft (131 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,239
- Density	34.8/sq mi (13.4/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62816, 62864, 62894, 62898
GNIS feature ID	0429299

McClellan Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,239^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, McClellan Township covers an area of 35.63 square miles (92.3 km²); of this, 35.58 square miles (92.2 km²) (99.84 percent) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (0.16 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Mount Vernon (southwest edge)
• Waltonville (northeast quarter)

Unincorporated towns

• Marcoe at 38°16′01″N 88°57′59″W / 38.2669942°N 88.9664567°W / 38.2669942; -88.9664567

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Shiloh Township (north)
• Dodds Township (east)
• Elk Prairie Township (south)
• Bald Hill Township (southwest)
• Blissville Township (west)
• Casner Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Black, Rightnower, South Hickory Hill and Wolf Prairie.

Churches

The township contains several churches including:

• South Hickory Hill Christian Church
• West Long Prairie Christian Church
• Marcoe Church
• Antioch Missionary Baptist Church

Major highways

• Interstate 57
• Interstate 64
• Illinois Route 148

School districts

• Waltonville Community Unit School District 1
• McClellan Community Consolidated School District 12
• Mt. Vernon Township High School
• Rend Lake Junior College

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 107
• State Senate District 54

References

• "McClellan Township, Jefferson County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429299. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives