Mulberry Grove Township, Bond County, Illinois

Mulberry Grove Township
—  Township  —
Location in Bond County
Bond County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°58′05″N 89°18′46″W / 38.96806°N 89.31278°W / 38.96806; -89.31278Coordinates: 38°58′05″N 89°18′46″W / 38.96806°N 89.31278°W / 38.96806; -89.31278
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Bond
Settlement	November 6, 1888
Area
– Total	47.41 sq mi (122.79 km2)
– Land	47.01 sq mi (121.76 km2)
– Water	0.4 sq mi (1.03 km2)  0.84%
Elevation	571 ft (174 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,360
– Density	28.9/sq mi (11.2/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62017, 62246, 62262, 62284
GNIS feature ID	0429412

Mulberry Grove Township is one of nine townships in Bond County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,360^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Mulberry Grove Township covers an area of 47.41 square miles (122.8 km²); of this, 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) or 0.84 percent is water.

Cities

• Mulberry Grove

Unincorporated towns

• Durley
• Woburn

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Dunkard, Durr, Etcheson, Hastings, Liberty, Neathery and Snow.

Major highways

• US Route 40
• Illinois State Route 140

Lakes

• Governor Bond Lake

School districts

• Bond County Community Unit School District 2
• Mulberry Grove Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 102
• State Senate District 51

References

• "Mulberry Grove Township, Bond County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429412. 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