Murdock Township, Douglas County, Illinois

Murdock Township
—  Township  —
Location in Douglas County
Douglas County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°49′12″N 88°04′53″W / 39.82°N 88.08139°W / 39.82; -88.08139Coordinates: 39°49′12″N 88°04′53″W / 39.82°N 88.08139°W / 39.82; -88.08139
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Douglas
Established	December 7, 1882
Area
– Total	30.85 sq mi (79.89 km2)
– Land	30.81 sq mi (79.8 km2)
– Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.13%
Elevation	669 ft (204 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	267
– Density	8.7/sq mi (3.3/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61852, 61919, 61941, 61942, 61956
GNIS feature ID	0429414

Murdock Township is one of nine townships in Douglas County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 267^[1]. It was formed from Camargo and Newman townships on December 7, 1882.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Murdock Township covers an area of 30.85 square miles (79.9 km²); of this, 30.81 square miles (79.8 km²) (99.89 percent) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (0.13 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Fairland at 39°52′35″N 88°06′06″W / 39.876422°N 88.1017069°W / 39.876422; -88.1017069
• Murdock at 39°48′03″N 88°04′42″W / 39.8008669°N 88.0783719°W / 39.8008669; -88.0783719

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Jordan and Murdock.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 36

Airports and landing strips

• Mayhall Airport

School districts

• Heritage Community Unit School District 8
• Shiloh Community Unit School District 1
• Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302

Political districts

• State House District 110
• State Senate District 55

References

• "Murdock Township, Douglas County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429414. 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