Old Ripley Township, Bond County, Illinois

Old Ripley Township
—  Township  —
Location in Bond County
Bond County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°52′35″N 89°33′29″W / 38.87639°N 89.55806°W / 38.87639; -89.55806Coordinates: 38°52′35″N 89°33′29″W / 38.87639°N 89.55806°W / 38.87639; -89.55806
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Bond
Settlement	November 6, 1888
Area
– Total	43.64 sq mi (113.02 km2)
– Land	43.63 sq mi (113 km2)
– Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.02%
Elevation	568 ft (173 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	796
– Density	18.2/sq mi (7/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62074, 62086, 62246, 62275
GNIS feature ID	0429484

Old Ripley Township is one of nine townships in Bond County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 796^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Old Ripley Township covers an area of 43.64 square miles (113.0 km²); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) or 0.02 percent is water.

Cities

• Old Ripley
• Pocahontas (north edge)

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Brown, File, Mitchell, Mount Nebo Old, New Mount Nebo, Robinson and Sugg Number 1.

Major highways

• Interstate 70
• Illinois State Route 140

Airports and landing strips

• Nance Airport

School districts

• Bond County Community Unit School District 2
• Highland Community Unit School District 5

Political districts

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

References

• "Old Ripley 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:0429484. 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