Mendon Township, Adams County, Illinois

Mendon Township
—  Township  —
Location in Adams County
Adams County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°05′19″N 91°17′41″W / 40.08861°N 91.29472°W / 40.08861; -91.29472Coordinates: 40°05′19″N 91°17′41″W / 40.08861°N 91.29472°W / 40.08861; -91.29472
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Adams
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
- Total	36.74 sq mi (95.16 km2)
- Land	36.72 sq mi (95.12 km2)
- Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.05%
Elevation	728 ft (222 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,553
- Density	42.3/sq mi (16.3/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62301, 62338, 62349, 62351, 62376
GNIS feature ID	0429353

Mendon Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,553.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Mendon Township covers an area of 36.74 square miles (95.2 km²); of this, 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) or 0.05 percent is water.

Cities

• Mendon

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Franklin, Moyer and Saint Joseph.

Major highways

• Illinois State Route 61

Airports and landing strips

• Cramm Landing Area

School districts

• Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

• Illinois' 17th congressional district
• State House District 93
• State Senate District 47

References

• "Mendon Township, Adams County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429353. Retrieved 2010-01-04. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• List of Adams County township trustees
• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives