Chebanse Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Chebanse Township
—  Township  —
Location in Iroquois County
Iroquois County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°57′33″N 87°55′04″W / 40.95917°N 87.91778°W / 40.95917; -87.91778Coordinates: 40°57′33″N 87°55′04″W / 40.95917°N 87.91778°W / 40.95917; -87.91778
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Iroquois
Established	November 6, 1855
Area
- Total	63.64 sq mi (164.81 km2)
- Land	63.44 sq mi (164.3 km2)
- Water	0.2 sq mi (0.51 km2)  0.31%
Elevation	646 ft (197 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	3,061
- Density	48.3/sq mi (18.6/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60911, 60922, 60927
GNIS feature ID	0428794

Chebanse Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,061^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Chebanse Township covers an area of 63.64 square miles (164.8 km²); of this, 63.44 square miles (164.3 km²) (99.69 percent) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) (0.31 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Chebanse (south three-quarters)
• Clifton

Cemeteries

The township contains Saint Mary & Joseph Cemetery.

and Evergreen Cemetery.

Major highways

• Interstate 57
• U.S. Route 45

Airports and landing strips

• Nottke Airport

School districts

• Central Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

• Illinois' 15th congressional district
• State House District 75
• State House District 105
• State Senate District 38
• State Senate District 53

References

• "Chebanse Township, Iroquois County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428794. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
• 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