Cottonwood Township, Cumberland County, Illinois

Cottonwood Township, Cumberland County, Illinois
Cottonwood Township
—  Township  —
Location in Cumberland County
Cumberland County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°20′48″N 88°15′08″W / 39.34667°N 88.25222°W / 39.34667; -88.25222Coordinates: 39°20′48″N 88°15′08″W / 39.34667°N 88.25222°W / 39.34667; -88.25222
Country  United States
State  Illinois
County Cumberland
Established November 6, 1860
Area
 – Total 32.63 sq mi (84.51 km2)
 – Land 32.62 sq mi (84.48 km2)
 – Water 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)  0.05%
Elevation 640 ft (195 m)
Population (2000)
 – Total 508
 – Density 15.6/sq mi (6/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 – Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 62428, 62440, 62468, 62469
GNIS feature ID 0428849

Cottonwood Township is one of eight townships in Cumberland County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 508[1].

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Cottonwood Township covers an area of 32.63 square miles (84.5 km2); of this, 32.62 square miles (84.5 km2) (99.96 percent) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (0.05 percent) is water. The Embarras River defines the township's eastern border.

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Haggins, Hutton and Tippett.

Airports and landing strips

  • Thornton Airport

School districts

  • Charleston Community Unit School District 1
  • Cumberland Community Unit School District 77
  • Neoga Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

  • State House District 109
  • State Senate District 55

References

  1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County Hutton Township, Coles County
Neoga Township Union Township
   Cottonwood Township    
Sumpter Township
v · d · eMunicipalities and communities of Cumberland County, Illinois
Cities

Casey‡ | Neoga
Villages
Townships

Cottonwood | Crooked Creek | Greenup | Neoga | Spring Point | Sumpter | Union | Woodbury
Unincorporated
communities

Bradbury | Dees | Hazel Dell | Janesville‡ | Johnstown | Liberty Hill | Lillyville | Maple Point | Neal | Roslyn | Timothy | Union Center | Vevay Park | Walla Walla | Woodbury
Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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