Manchester Township, Boone County, Illinois

Manchester Township
—  Township  —
Location in Boone County
Boone County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°27′36″N 88°52′58″W / 42.46°N 88.88278°W / 42.46; -88.88278Coordinates: 42°27′36″N 88°52′58″W / 42.46°N 88.88278°W / 42.46; -88.88278
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Boone
Settlement	November 6, 1849
Area
- Total	33.54 sq mi (86.87 km2)
- Land	33.51 sq mi (86.8 km2)
- Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)  0.08%
Elevation	922 ft (281 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	931
- Density	27.8/sq mi (10.7/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61011, 61065, 61073, 61080
GNIS feature ID	0429315

Manchester Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 931^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Manchester Township covers an area of 33.54 square miles (86.9 km²); of this, 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) or 0.08 percent is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Hunter

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Bamblett, Forest Hill, Livingston and Oak Hill.

Major highways

• Illinois State Route 76

Airports and landing strips

• Compass Rose Airport
• McCurdy Strip
• Nemec Airport

School districts

• Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
• North Boone Community Unit School District 200

Political districts

• Illinois' 16th congressional district
• State House District 69
• State Senate District 35

References

• "Manchester Township, Boone County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429315. 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