Northeast Township, Adams County, Illinois

Northeast Township
—  Township  —
Location in Adams County
Adams County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°08′39″N 90°58′24″W / 40.14417°N 90.97333°W / 40.14417; -90.97333Coordinates: 40°08′39″N 90°58′24″W / 40.14417°N 90.97333°W / 40.14417; -90.97333
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Adams
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
– Total	37.05 sq mi (95.97 km2)
– Land	37.04 sq mi (95.93 km2)
– Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)  0.04%
Elevation	699 ft (213 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	949
– Density	25.6/sq mi (9.9/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62311, 62324, 62339, 62346
GNIS feature ID	0429455

Northeast Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 949.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Northeast Township covers an area of 37.05 square miles (96.0 km²); of this, 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) or 0.04 percent is water.

Cities

• Golden (vast majority)
• La Prairie

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Leenerts, Memorial Gardens, Mount Horeb and Walker.

Airports and landing strips

• Robbins Landing Strip

School districts

• Camp Point Community Unit School District 3
• Southeastern Community Unit School District 337

Political districts

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

References

• "Northeast 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:0429455. 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