Neoga Township, Cumberland County, Illinois

Neoga Township
—  Township  —
Location in Cumberland County
Cumberland County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°19′24″N 88°24′06″W / 39.32333°N 88.40167°W / 39.32333; -88.40167Coordinates: 39°19′24″N 88°24′06″W / 39.32333°N 88.40167°W / 39.32333; -88.40167
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cumberland
Established	November 6, 1860
Area
– Total	55.54 sq mi (143.85 km2)
– Land	54.73 sq mi (141.74 km2)
– Water	0.82 sq mi (2.11 km2)  1.47%
Elevation	676 ft (206 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	3,291
– Density	60.1/sq mi (23.2/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62447, 62468, 62469
GNIS feature ID	0429425

Neoga Township is one of eight townships in Cumberland County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,291^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Neoga Township covers an area of 55.54 square miles (143.8 km²); of this, 54.73 square miles (141.8 km²) (98.53 percent) is land and 0.82 square miles (2.1 km²) (1.47 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Neoga

Unincorporated towns

• Neal at 39°18′07″N 88°20′30″W / 39.301982°N 88.3417112°W / 39.301982; -88.3417112

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Concord, Drummond, Illinois Central Railroad, Lockhart, Long Point, Neoga, Neoga Railroad Crossing and Zion.

Major highways

• Interstate 57
• U.S. Route 45
• Illinois Route 121

Airports and landing strips

• Cumberland Air Park
• Williamson Airport

School districts

• Cumberland Community Unit School District 77
• Mattoon Community Unit School District 2
• Neoga Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

• State House District 109
• State Senate District 55

References

• "Neoga Township, Cumberland County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429425. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois