Missouri Township, Brown County, Illinois

Missouri Township
—  Township  —
Location in Brown County
Brown County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°03′39″N 90°44′41″W / 40.06083°N 90.74472°W / 40.06083; -90.74472Coordinates: 40°03′39″N 90°44′41″W / 40.06083°N 90.74472°W / 40.06083; -90.74472
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Brown
Established	November 8, 1853
Area
– Total	35.45 sq mi (91.81 km2)
– Land	35.45 sq mi (91.81 km2)
– Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	669 ft (204 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	162
– Density	4.6/sq mi (1.8/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	62353
GNIS feature ID	0429377

Missouri Township is one of nine townships in Brown County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 162^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Missouri Township covers an area of 35.45 square miles (91.8 km²).

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Beans, Bell, Clark, Glasgow Farm, Kinman Burial Ground, Linn-Walker Graves, Miller Land and Rigg.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 99

School districts

• Brown County Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

• Illinois' 18th congressional district
• State House District 93
• State Senate District 47

References

• "Missouri Township, Brown County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429377. Retrieved 2010-01-04. 
• 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