Cherry Grove-Shannon Township, Carroll County, Illinois

Cherry Grove-Shannon Township
—  Township  —
Location in Carroll County
Carroll County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°09′30″N 89°46′30″W / 42.15833°N 89.775°W / 42.15833; -89.775Coordinates: 42°09′30″N 89°46′30″W / 42.15833°N 89.775°W / 42.15833; -89.775
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Carroll
Government
– Supervisor	Kenneth Moll
Area
– Total	53.48 sq mi (138.5 km2)
– Land	53.47 sq mi (138.48 km2)
– Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.01%
Elevation	932 ft (284 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,556
– Density	29.1/sq mi (11.2/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61046, 61078
GNIS feature ID	0428798

Cherry Grove-Shannon Township is one of twelve townships in Carroll County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,556^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Cherry Grove-Shannon Township covers an area of 53.48 square miles (138.5 km²); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) or 0.01 percent is water.

Cities

• Shannon

Unincorporated towns

• Georgetown
• Kittredge
• Zier Cors

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Brethren, Cherry Grove Brethren, Saint Wendelin, Shell and Spring Valley.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 72
• Illinois Route 73

Airports and landing strips

• Block Airport
• Kenneth Moll Airport
• Swan Valley Farm Airport

School districts

• Eastland Community Unit School District 308
• Pearl City Community Unit School District 200

Political districts

• Illinois' 16th congressional district
• State House District 89
• State Senate District 45

References

• "Cherry Grove-Shannon Township, Carroll County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428798. 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

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Carroll County official site