Douglas Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Douglas Township
—  Township  —
Location in Iroquois County
Iroquois County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°46′14″N 88°00′15″W / 40.77056°N 88.00417°W / 40.77056; -88.00417Coordinates: 40°46′14″N 88°00′15″W / 40.77056°N 88.00417°W / 40.77056; -88.00417
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Iroquois
Established	May, 1858
Area
– Total	44.7 sq mi (115.78 km2)
– Land	44.64 sq mi (115.61 km2)
– Water	0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2)  0.15%
Elevation	653 ft (199 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,098
– Density	47/sq mi (18.1/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60930, 60938, 60955, 60959, 60970
GNIS feature ID	0428907

Douglas Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,098^[1]. Douglas Township was formed from a portion of Onarga Township in May 1858.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Douglas Township covers an area of 44.7 square miles (116 km²); of this, 44.64 square miles (115.6 km²) (99.85 percent) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) (0.15 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Gilman

Unincorporated towns

• La Hogue at 40°45′48″N 88°05′17″W / 40.7633683°N 88.0880988°W / 40.7633683; -88.0880988
• Leonard at 40°46′07″N 87°55′19″W / 40.768646°N 87.9219823°W / 40.768646; -87.9219823

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Wenger Cemetery.

Major highways

• Interstate 57
• U.S. Route 24
• U.S. Route 45

Airports and landing strips

• Kuiper Landing Strip

School districts

• Crescent Iroquois Community Unit School District 249
• Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10
• Tri Point Community Unit School District 6-J

Political districts

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

References

• "Douglas 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:0428907. 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