Clarion Township, Bureau County, Illinois

Clarion Township
—  Township  —
Location in Bureau County
Bureau County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°32′16″N 89°13′31″W / 41.53778°N 89.22528°W / 41.53778; -89.22528Coordinates: 41°32′16″N 89°13′31″W / 41.53778°N 89.22528°W / 41.53778; -89.22528
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Bureau
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
- Total	35.34 sq mi (91.53 km2)
- Land	35.34 sq mi (91.53 km2)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	833 ft (254 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	421
- Density	11.9/sq mi (4.6/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61330, 61342
GNIS feature ID	0428814

Clarion Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 421^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Clarion Township covers an area of 35.34 square miles (91.5 km²).

Cities

• La Moille (east quarter)

Unincorporated towns

• Clarion
• Wendel

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Clarion Lutheran, Erbes, German Evangelical, Hetzler and Hill.

Major highways

• US Route 34
• Illinois Route 89

Airports and landing strips

• Ivan E Bauer Heliport
• Keutzer Airport
• Otterbach Farm Airport

School districts

• La Moille Community Unit School District 303
• Mendota Elementary District 289
• Mendota High School District 280

Political districts

• Illinois' 11th congressional district
• State House District 76
• State House District 90
• State Senate District 38
• State Senate District 45

References

• "Clarion Township, Bureau County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428814. 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