- Mount Carroll Township, Carroll County, Illinois
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Mount Carroll Township — Township — Location in Carroll County Carroll County's location in Illinois Coordinates: 42°04′10″N 90°01′52″W / 42.06944°N 90.03111°WCoordinates: 42°04′10″N 90°01′52″W / 42.06944°N 90.03111°W Country United States State Illinois County Carroll Government – Supervisor Cheri Jo Piper Area – Total 37.48 sq mi (97.08 km2) – Land 37.41 sq mi (96.89 km2) – Water 0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2) 0.2% Elevation 807 ft (246 m) Population (2000) – Total 2,473 – Density 66.1/sq mi (25.5/km2) Time zone CST (UTC-6) – Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP codes 61053, 61074, 61285 GNIS feature ID 0429402 Mount Carroll Township is one of twelve townships in Carroll County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,473[1].
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Mount Carroll Township covers an area of 37.48 square miles (97.1 km2); of this, 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) or 0.2 percent is water.
Cities
- Mount Carroll (west three-quarters)
Unincorporated towns
- Burke
- Center Hill
- Hickory Grove
- Wacker
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Center Hill, Oak Hill and Wacker.
Major highways
US Route 52
Illinois Route 64
Illinois Route 78
School districts
- West Carroll Community Unit School District 314
Political districts
- Illinois' 16th congressional district
- State House District 71
- State Senate District 36
References
- "Mount Carroll 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:0429402. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
External links
Washington Township Woodland Township Freedom Township Savanna Township Salem Township Mount Carroll Township
York Township Fairhaven Township Municipalities and communities of Carroll County, Illinois Cities Villages Chadwick | Milledgeville | Shannon | Thomson
Townships Cherry Grove-Shannon | Elkhorn Grove | Fairhaven | Freedom | Mount Carroll | Rock Creek-Lima | Salem | Savanna | Washington | Woodland | Wysox | York
Unincorporated
communitiesArgo Fay | Arnold | Ashdale Junction | Ayers | Blackhawk | Burke | Center Hill | Ebner | Elkhorn Grove | Fair Haven | Georgetown | Hazelhurst‡ | Hickory Grove | Hitt | Ideal | Kittredge | Marcus | Polsgrove | South Elkhorn | Wacker | Zier Cors
Ghost town Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Carroll County, Illinois
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