Drummer Township, Ford County, Illinois

Drummer Township
—  Township  —
Location in Ford County
Ford County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°27′52″N 88°24′16″W / 40.46444°N 88.40444°W / 40.46444; -88.40444Coordinates: 40°27′52″N 88°24′16″W / 40.46444°N 88.40444°W / 40.46444; -88.40444
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Ford
Established	March 1, 1869
Area
– Total	53.65 sq mi (138.95 km2)
– Land	53.55 sq mi (138.7 km2)
– Water	0.1 sq mi (0.25 km2)  0.18%
Elevation	745 ft (227 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	3,898
– Density	72.8/sq mi (28.1/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60936, 61845
GNIS feature ID	0428911

Drummer Township is one of twelve townships in Ford County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,898^[1]. The township was formed from a portion of Dix Township on March 1, 1869.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Drummer Township covers an area of 53.65 square miles (139.0 km²); of this, 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) or 0.18 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Gibson City

Extinct towns

• Derby
• Garber
• Harpster
• Proctor

Cemeteries

The township contains Drummer Township Cemetery.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 9
• Illinois Route 47
• Illinois Route 54

Airports and landing strips

• Gibson Community Hospital Heliport
• Wright Airport

School districts

• Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5

Political districts

• Illinois' 15th congressional district
• State House District 105
• State Senate District 53

References

• "Drummer Township, Ford County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428911. 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