Morgan Township, Coles County, Illinois

Morgan Township
—  Township  —
Location in Coles County
Coles County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°35′44″N 88°06′37″W / 39.59556°N 88.11028°W / 39.59556; -88.11028Coordinates: 39°35′44″N 88°06′37″W / 39.59556°N 88.11028°W / 39.59556; -88.11028
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Coles
Established	November 8, 1859
Area
– Total	26.47 sq mi (68.55 km2)
– Land	26.44 sq mi (68.47 km2)
– Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.12%
Elevation	669 ft (204 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	367
– Density	13.9/sq mi (5.4/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61920, 61930, 61943
GNIS feature ID	0429393

Morgan Township is one of twelve townships in Coles County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 367^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Morgan Township covers an area of 26.47 square miles (68.6 km²); of this, 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) or 0.12 percent is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Bushton
• Rardin

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Craig, Hoagland (historical), Knoch, Union and Winkleblack.

School districts

• Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306
• Charleston Community Unit School District 1
• Oakland Community Unit School District 5

Political districts

• Illinois' 15th congressional district
• State House District 110
• State Senate District 55

References

• "Morgan Township, Coles County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429393. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
• 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