Paradise Township, Coles County, Illinois

Geobox Township
name = Paradise Township
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country = United States
state = Illinois
region = Coles
region_type = County
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area_imperial = 23.8
area_land_imperial = 23.3
area_water_imperial = 0.5
area_water_percentage = 2
area_water_percentage_round = 2
area_round = 1
location =
lat_d = 39
lat_m = 24
lat_s = 23
lat_NS = N
long_d = 88
long_m = 25
long_s = 02
long_EW = W
elevation_imperial = 673
elevation_round = 1
population_as_of = 2000
population = 1324
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population_density_round = 1
established_type = Settled
established = November 8, 1859
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leader_type = Supervisor
timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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map_caption = Location in Coles County
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map1_caption = Location of Paradise Township in Illinois
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Paradise Township is located in Coles County, Illinois. The population was 1,324 at the 2000 census. A small portion of the city of Mattoon as well as the unincorporated hamlets of Paradise and Etna are located in this township. U.S. Route 45 and Interstate 57 also pass through this township.

External links

* [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_lang=en&_ US Census]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Paradise-Coles-IL.html City-data.com]