Orion Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Orion Township
—  Township  —
Location in Fulton County
Fulton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°35′03″N 89°55′53″W / 40.58417°N 89.93139°W / 40.58417; -89.93139Coordinates: 40°35′03″N 89°55′53″W / 40.58417°N 89.93139°W / 40.58417; -89.93139
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fulton
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
- Total	36.87 sq mi (95.49 km2)
- Land	36.5 sq mi (94.54 km2)
- Water	0.37 sq mi (0.95 km2)  0.99%
Elevation	630 ft (192 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,003
- Density	27.5/sq mi (10.6/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61520, 61533
GNIS feature ID	0429504

Orion Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,003.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Orion Township covers an area of 36.87 square miles (95.5 km²); of this, 0.37 square miles (0.96 km²) or 0.99 percent is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Breeds
• Rawalts

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Breeds, Orendorff, Red School and Wolf.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 9

School districts

• Canton Union School District 66
• Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265
• Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327

Political districts

• Illinois' 17th congressional district
• State House District 91
• State Senate District 46

References

• "Orion Township, Fulton County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429504. Retrieved 2010-01-16. 
• 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