Creek Township, DeWitt County, Illinois

Creek Township
—  Township  —
Location in DeWitt County
DeWitt County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°05′27″N 88°51′20″W / 40.09083°N 88.85556°W / 40.09083; -88.85556Coordinates: 40°05′27″N 88°51′20″W / 40.09083°N 88.85556°W / 40.09083; -88.85556
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DeWitt
Established	November 2, 1858
Area
- Total	36.88 sq mi (95.53 km2)
- Land	35.46 sq mi (91.84 km2)
- Water	1.42 sq mi (3.69 km2)  3.86%
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	402
- Density	11.3/sq mi (4.4/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61727, 61735, 61750, 61882
GNIS feature ID	0428853

Creek Township is one of thirteen townships in DeWitt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 402^[1]. The township contains the east half of Weldon Springs State Park.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Creek Township covers an area of 36.88 square miles (95.5 km²); of this, 35.46 square miles (91.8 km²) (96.14 percent) is land and 1.42 square miles (3.7 km²) (3.86 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Lane at 40°07′21″N 88°51′20″W / 40.1225363°N 88.8556322°W / 40.1225363; -88.8556322

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Lisenby and Rose.

Airports and landing strips

• Martin RLA Airport

School districts

• Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1
• Clinton Community Unit School District 15
• Deland-Weldon Community Unit School District 57
• Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

• Illinois's 15th congressional district
• State House District 87
• State Senate District 44

References

• "Creek 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:0428853. Retrieved 2010-07-06. 
• 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