Clintonia Township, DeWitt County, Illinois

Clintonia Township
—  Township  —
Location in DeWitt County
DeWitt County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°10′44″N 88°58′14″W / 40.17889°N 88.97056°W / 40.17889; -88.97056Coordinates: 40°10′44″N 88°58′14″W / 40.17889°N 88.97056°W / 40.17889; -88.97056
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DeWitt
Established	November 2, 1858
Area
– Total	29.99 sq mi (77.68 km2)
– Land	29.98 sq mi (77.64 km2)
– Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.04%
Elevation	728 ft (222 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	7,926
– Density	264.4/sq mi (102.1/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61727, 61777
GNIS feature ID	0428822

Clintonia Township is one of thirteen townships in DeWitt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 7,926^[1]. Clintonia Township changed its name from Clinton Township June 7, 1859.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Clintonia Township covers an area of 29.99 square miles (77.7 km²); of this, 29.98 square miles (77.6 km²) (99.95 percent) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (0.04 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Clinton (all but south edge)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Memorial Park, Oak Park, Weaver and Woodlawn.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 51
• Illinois Route 10
• Illinois Route 54

School districts

• Clinton Community Unit School District 15

Political districts

• State House District 87
• State Senate District 44

References

• "Clintonia Township, DeWitt County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428822. Retrieved 2010-01-16. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois