Darwin Township, Clark County, Illinois

Darwin Township
—  Township  —
Location in Clark County
Clark County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°18′01″N 87°38′31″W / 39.30028°N 87.64194°W / 39.30028; -87.64194Coordinates: 39°18′01″N 87°38′31″W / 39.30028°N 87.64194°W / 39.30028; -87.64194
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clark
Established	November 7, 1854
Area
- Total	27.59 sq mi (71.47 km2)
- Land	27.17 sq mi (70.37 km2)
- Water	0.43 sq mi (1.1 km2)  1.54%
Elevation	522 ft (159 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	378
- Density	13.9/sq mi (5.4/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62441, 62477
GNIS feature ID	0428874

Darwin Township is one of fifteen townships in Clark County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 378^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Darwin Township covers an area of 27.59 square miles (71.5 km²); of this, 0.43 square miles (1.1 km²) or 1.54 percent is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Darwin
• Ernst
• Snyder

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Bubeck, Darwin and Hall.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 1

Rivers

• Wabash River

School districts

• Marshall Community Unit School District 2c

Political districts

• Illinois' 15th congressional district
• State House District 109
• State Senate District 55

References

• "Darwin Township, Clark County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428874. 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