Mineral Township, Bureau County, Illinois

Mineral Township
—  Township  —
Location in Bureau County
Bureau County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°21′44″N 89°48′06″W / 41.36222°N 89.80167°W / 41.36222; -89.80167Coordinates: 41°21′44″N 89°48′06″W / 41.36222°N 89.80167°W / 41.36222; -89.80167
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Bureau
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
- Total	36.09 sq mi (93.47 km2)
- Land	35.95 sq mi (93.12 km2)
- Water	0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2)  0.39%
Elevation	663 ft (202 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	521
- Density	14.5/sq mi (5.6/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61314, 61344, 61345, 61361
GNIS feature ID	0429373

Mineral Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 521^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Mineral Township covers an area of 36.09 square miles (93.5 km²); of this, 0.14 square miles (0.36 km²) or 0.39 percent is water.

Cities

• Mineral
• Sheffield (west quarter)

Cemeteries

The township contains Mineral Cemetery.

Major highways

• Interstate 80
• US Route 6
• US Route 34

Airports and landing strips

• Edwin G Bennett Airport

Landmarks

• Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park (south quarter)

School districts

• Annawan Community Unit School District 226
• Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340
• Neponset Community Consolidated District 307

Political districts

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

References

• "Mineral 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:0429373. 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