Martinsville Township, Clark County, Illinois

Martinsville Township
—  Township  —
Location in Clark County
Clark County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°19′21″N 87°51′22″W / 39.3225°N 87.85611°W / 39.3225; -87.85611Coordinates: 39°19′21″N 87°51′22″W / 39.3225°N 87.85611°W / 39.3225; -87.85611
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clark
Established	November 7, 1854
Area
- Total	41.82 sq mi (108.33 km2)
- Land	41.68 sq mi (107.95 km2)
- Water	0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2)  0.35%
Elevation	643 ft (196 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,688
- Density	40.5/sq mi (15.6/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	62442
GNIS feature ID	0429333

Martinsville Township is one of fifteen townships in Clark County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,688^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Martinsville Township covers an area of 41.82 square miles (108.3 km²); of this, 0.15 square miles (0.39 km²) or 0.35 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Martinsville (vast majority)

Unincorporated towns

• Weir

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Island Grove, Kettering, Lincoln, Mount Pleasant, Baird and Rupp.

Major highways

• Interstate 70
• US Route 40

School districts

• Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4c
• Martinsville Community Unit School District 3c

Political districts

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

References

• "Martinsville 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:0429333. 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