Georgetown Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Georgetown Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Illinois
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Vermilion
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area_total_km2 = 66.33
area_land_km2 = 66.27
area_water_km2 = 0.06
area_total_sq_mi = 25.61
area_land_sq_mi = 25.59
area_water_sq_mi = 0.02
area_water_percent = 0.09

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 8083
population_density_km2 = 122
population_density_sq_mi = 315.9

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elevation_m = 204
elevation_ft = 669
latd = 40
latm = 00
lats = 17
latNS = N
longd = 87
longm = 38
longs = 23
longEW = W

timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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Georgetown Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 8,083 [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=4001&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=06000US1718328976&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

Georgetown Township covers an area of 25.61 square miles (66.33 square kilometers); of this, 0.02 square miles (0.06 square kilometers) or 0.09 percent is water.

Cities and towns

* Belgium (south quarter)
* Georgetown
* Westville (vast majority)

Extinct towns

* Busenville
* Himrod
* Kellyville
* Midway
* Milton
* Steelton
* Unionville

Adjacent townships

* Danville Township (north)
* McKendree Township (east)
* Love Township (southeast)
* Elwood Township (south)
* Carroll Township (southwest)
* Catlin Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Dukes, Forest Park, Lithuanian, Pleasant Mound, Saints Peter and Paul, Sandusky and Searl.

Major highways

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References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]

External links

* [http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/illinois.html US-Counties.com]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Georgetown-Vermilion-IL.html City-Data.com]
* [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/vermilion.html Illinois State Archives]