Melrose Township, Clark County, Illinois

Melrose Township
—  Township  —
Location in Clark County
Clark County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°12′59″N 87°44′03″W / 39.21639°N 87.73417°W / 39.21639; -87.73417Coordinates: 39°12′59″N 87°44′03″W / 39.21639°N 87.73417°W / 39.21639; -87.73417
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clark
Established	November 7, 1854
Area
- Total	33.01 sq mi (85.5 km2)
- Land	32.94 sq mi (85.31 km2)
- Water	0.08 sq mi (0.19 km2)  0.22%
Elevation	531 ft (162 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	395
- Density	12/sq mi (4.6/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62441, 62442, 62477, 62478
GNIS feature ID	0429352

Melrose Township is one of fifteen townships in Clark County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 395^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Melrose Township covers an area of 33.01 square miles (85.5 km²); of this, 0.08 square miles (0.21 km²) or 0.22 percent is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Melrose

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Bailff, Liberty, Medsker, Mount Olive, Ohio and Plymouth.

Lakes

• Craig Lake

School districts

• Hutsonville Community Unit School District 1
• Marshall Community Unit School District 2c
• Martinsville Community Unit School District 3c

Political districts

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

References

• "Melrose 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:0429352. 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