Burton Township, Adams County, Illinois

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Burton 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 = Adams
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area_total_km2 = 98.6
area_land_km2 = 98.55
area_water_km2 = 0.05
area_total_sq_mi = 38.07
area_land_sq_mi = 38.05
area_water_sq_mi = 0.02
area_water_percent = 0.05

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 843
population_density_km2 = 8.6
population_density_sq_mi = 22.2

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elevation_m = 217
elevation_ft = 712
latd = 39
latm = 53
lats = 20
latNS = N
longd = 91
longm = 12
longs = 18
longEW = W

timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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Burton Township is a township in Adams County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 843 [ [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=06000US1700110019&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Burton Township covers an area of 38.07 square miles (98.6 square kilometers); of this, 0.02 square miles (0.05 square kilometers) or 0.05 percent is water.

Unincorporated towns

* Adams
* Burton

Adjacent townships

* Gilmer Township (north)
* Columbus Township (northeast)
* Liberty Township (east)
* Richfield Township (southeast)
* Payson Township (south)
* Fall Creek Township (southwest)
* Melrose Township (west)
* Ellington Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Burton, Independence, Kimmons, Newton and Tandy.

chool districts

* Liberty Community Unit School District 2 (west edge)
* Payson Community Unit School District 1 (north quarter)

Congressional and state legislative districts

* Illinois' 18th congressional district
* State House District 93
* State Senate District 47

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tgrshp2007/tgrshp2007.html United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]

External links

* [http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/illinois.html US-Counties.com]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Burton-Adams-IL.html City-Data.com]