Newman Township, Douglas County, Illinois

Newman Township
—  Township  —
Location in Douglas County
Douglas County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°49′43″N 87°59′19″W / 39.82861°N 87.98861°W / 39.82861; -87.98861Coordinates: 39°49′43″N 87°59′19″W / 39.82861°N 87.98861°W / 39.82861; -87.98861
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Douglas
Established	November 5, 1867
Area
– Total	40.69 sq mi (105.38 km2)
– Land	40.64 sq mi (105.26 km2)
– Water	0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2)  0.11%
Elevation	643 ft (196 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,200
– Density	29.5/sq mi (11.4/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61810, 61852, 61942
GNIS feature ID	0429438

Newman Township is one of nine townships in Douglas County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,200^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Newman Township covers an area of 40.69 square miles (105.4 km²); of this, 40.64 square miles (105.3 km²) (99.89 percent) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) (0.11 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Newman

Cemeteries

The township contains Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 36
• Illinois Route 49

School districts

• Heritage Community Unit School District 8
• Shiloh Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

• State House District 110
• State Senate District 55

References

• "Newman 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:0429438. 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