Meridian Township, Clinton County, Illinois

Meridian Township
—  Township  —
Location in Clinton County
Clinton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°38′00″N 89°12′00″W / 38.6333333°N 89.2°W / 38.6333333; -89.2Coordinates: 38°38′00″N 89°12′00″W / 38.6333333°N 89.2°W / 38.6333333; -89.2
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clinton
Established	November 4, 1873
Area
- Total	36.87 sq mi (95.49 km2)
- Land	36.8 sq mi (95.32 km2)
- Water	0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2)  0.18%
Elevation	479 ft (146 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	607
- Density	16.5/sq mi (6.4/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62231, 62283 62801, 62882
GNIS feature ID	0427930

Meridian Township is one of fifteen townships in Clinton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 607^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Meridian Township covers an area of 36.87 square miles (95.5 km²); of this, 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) or 0.18 percent is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Ferrin
• Shattuc

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery.

Major highways

• US Route 50

School districts

• Carlyle Community Unit School District 1
• Sandoval Community Unit School District 501

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 107
• State Senate District 54

References

• "Meridian Township, Clinton County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0427930. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
• 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