Denning Township, Franklin County, Illinois

Denning Township
—  Township  —
Location in Franklin County
Franklin County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 37°54′29″N 88°59′03″W / 37.90806°N 88.98417°W / 37.90806; -88.98417Coordinates: 37°54′29″N 88°59′03″W / 37.90806°N 88.98417°W / 37.90806; -88.98417
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Franklin
Established	November 4, 1884
Area
- Total	36.89 sq mi (95.54 km2)
- Land	36.37 sq mi (94.2 km2)
- Water	0.52 sq mi (1.34 km2)  1.4%
Elevation	387 ft (118 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	4,910
- Density	135/sq mi (52.1/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62812, 62865, 62874, 62896
GNIS feature ID	0428888

Denning Township is one of twelve townships in Franklin County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,910^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Denning Township covers an area of 36.89 square miles (95.5 km²); of this, 0.52 square miles (1.3 km²) or 1.4 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Freeman Spur (north half)
• Orient
• West Frankfort (west half)

Unincorporated towns

• Cambon
• Lake Creek
• Pershing
• Plumfield

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Denning, Follis, Hanes and Rose.

Major highways

• Interstate 57
• Illinois Route 149
• Illinois Route 37

Lakes

• Beaver Lake
• Cambon Lake

School districts

• Frankfort Community Unit School District 168
• Herrin Community Unit School District 4
• Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188

Political districts

• Illinois' 12th congressional district
• State House District 117
• State Senate District 59

References

• "Denning Township, Franklin County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428888. 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