DeWitt Township, DeWitt County, Illinois

DeWitt Township
—  Township  —
Location in DeWitt County
DeWitt County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°11′02″N 88°44′52″W / 40.18389°N 88.74778°W / 40.18389; -88.74778Coordinates: 40°11′02″N 88°44′52″W / 40.18389°N 88.74778°W / 40.18389; -88.74778
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DeWitt
Established	November 2, 1858
Area
- Total	35.12 sq mi (90.95 km2)
- Land	32.83 sq mi (85.03 km2)
- Water	2.29 sq mi (5.92 km2)  6.51%
Elevation	728 ft (222 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	465
- Density	14.2/sq mi (5.5/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61735, 61842, 61882
GNIS feature ID	0428894

DeWitt Township is one of thirteen townships in DeWitt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 465^[1]. It was renamed from its original name of Marion Township on June 7, 1859.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, DeWitt Township covers an area of 35.12 square miles (91.0 km²); of this, 32.83 square miles (85.0 km²) (93.49 percent) is land and 2.29 square miles (5.9 km²) (6.51 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• DeWitt

Unincorporated towns

• Fullerton at 40°12′37″N 88°44′40″W / 40.2103131°N 88.7445158°W / 40.2103131; -88.7445158
• Parnell at 40°13′23″N 88°43′14″W / 40.2230907°N 88.7206259°W / 40.2230907; -88.7206259

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Barnes, DeWitt and McCord.

School districts

• Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18
• Clinton Community Unit School District 15
• Deland-Weldon Community Unit School District 57

Political districts

• Illinois's 15th congressional district
• State House District 110
• State House District 87
• State Senate District 44
• State Senate District 55

References

• "DeWitt 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:0428894. 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