Concord Township, Bureau County, Illinois

Concord Township
—  Township  —
Location in Bureau County
Bureau County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°21′59″N 89°41′12″W / 41.36639°N 89.68667°W / 41.36639; -89.68667Coordinates: 41°21′59″N 89°41′12″W / 41.36639°N 89.68667°W / 41.36639; -89.68667
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Bureau
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
- Total	36.17 sq mi (93.69 km2)
- Land	36.02 sq mi (93.3 km2)
- Water	0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2)  0.42%
Elevation	643 ft (196 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,724
- Density	47.9/sq mi (18.5/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61314, 61361, 61379
GNIS feature ID	0428837

Concord Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,724^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Concord Township covers an area of 36.17 square miles (93.7 km²); of this, 0.15 square miles (0.39 km²) or 0.42 percent is water.

Cities

• Buda
• Sheffield (east three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

• Bourbonais (historical)
• Langley

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Fifield, Hopeland, Saint Patrick and Sheffield.

Major highways

• Interstate 80
• US Route 6
• Illinois Route 88

Landmarks

• Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park
• Hidden Lake Country Club

School districts

• Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340

Political districts

• Illinois' 11th congressional district
• State House District 74
• State Senate District 37

References

• "Concord 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:0428837. 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