Montgomery Township, Crawford County, Illinois

Montgomery Township
—  Township  —
Location in Crawford County
Crawford County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°54′35″N 87°35′55″W / 38.90972°N 87.59861°W / 38.90972; -87.59861Coordinates: 38°54′35″N 87°35′55″W / 38.90972°N 87.59861°W / 38.90972; -87.59861
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Crawford
Established	June 21, 1869
Area
- Total	54.5 sq mi (141.16 km2)
- Land	54.05 sq mi (139.98 km2)
- Water	0.45 sq mi (1.18 km2)  0.84%
Elevation	558 ft (170 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	736
- Density	13.6/sq mi (5.3/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62427, 62451, 62454
GNIS feature ID	0429388

Montgomery Township is one of ten townships in Crawford County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 736^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Montgomery Township covers an area of 54.5 square miles (141 km²); of this, 0.45 square miles (1.2 km²) or 0.84 percent is water. The Wabash River defines its eastern border.

Cities, towns, villages

• Flat Rock (east quarter)

Unincorporated towns

• Crawfordsville
• Heathsville
• Morea
• Oil Grove

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these twenty-three cemeteries: Allen, Baker, Bartmess, Bennett, Dickerson, Ferrell, Ford, Fuller, Ganies, Green, Green Hill, Hale, Higgins, Johnson, Lackey, Maddox, Morea, Norton, Pleasant View, Seaney, Shaw, Tobey and Wesley Chapel.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 33

School districts

• Lawrence County Community Unit District 20
• Palestine Community Unit School District 3
• Robinson Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

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

References

• "Montgomery Township, Crawford County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429388. 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