North Hurricane Township, Fayette County, Illinois

North Hurricane Township
—  Township  —
Location in Fayette County
Fayette County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°11′05″N 89°11′59″W / 39.18472°N 89.19972°W / 39.18472; -89.19972Coordinates: 39°11′05″N 89°11′59″W / 39.18472°N 89.19972°W / 39.18472; -89.19972
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fayette
Area
– Total	27.06 sq mi (70.09 km2)
– Land	27.04 sq mi (70.02 km2)
– Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)  0.1%
Elevation	643 ft (196 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	247
– Density	9.1/sq mi (3.5/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62011, 62075, 62080
GNIS feature ID	0429159

North Hurricane Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 247^[1]. This township, along with South Hurricane Township, formed when Hurricane Township split sometime after 1921.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, North Hurricane Township covers an area of 27.06 square miles (70.1 km²); of this, 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) or 0.1 percent is water.

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Casey, Craig, Halford, Little Hickory, Mount Carmel and Stokes.

Landmarks

• Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area (west quarter)

School districts

• Nokomis Community Unit School District 22
• Ramsey Community Unit School District 204

Political districts

• Illinois' 17th congressional district
• State House District 98
• State Senate District 49

References

• "North Hurricane Township, Fayette County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429159. 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