Nixon Township, DeWitt County, Illinois

Nixon Township
—  Township  —
Location in DeWitt County
DeWitt County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°06′22″N 88°45′18″W / 40.10611°N 88.755°W / 40.10611; -88.755Coordinates: 40°06′22″N 88°45′18″W / 40.10611°N 88.755°W / 40.10611; -88.755
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DeWitt
Established	November 2, 1858
Area
– Total	27.56 sq mi (71.37 km2)
– Land	27.56 sq mi (71.37 km2)
– Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	709 ft (216 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	590
– Density	21.4/sq mi (8.3/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	61882
GNIS feature ID	0429449

Nixon Township is one of thirteen townships in DeWitt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 590^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Nixon Township covers an area of 27.56 square miles (71.4 km²).

Cities, towns, villages

• Weldon

Airports and landing strips

• Bakers Strip

School districts

• Deland-Weldon Community Unit School District 57
• Monticello Community Unit School District 25

Political districts

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

References

• "Nixon 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:0429449. 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