Douglas Township, Effingham County, Illinois

Douglas Township
—  Township  —
Location in Effingham County
Effingham County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°10′04″N 88°31′58″W / 39.16778°N 88.53278°W / 39.16778; -88.53278Coordinates: 39°10′04″N 88°31′58″W / 39.16778°N 88.53278°W / 39.16778; -88.53278
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Effingham
Established	November 6, 1860
Area
– Total	33.66 sq mi (87.17 km2)
– Land	33.6 sq mi (87.02 km2)
– Water	0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)  0.17%
Elevation	614 ft (187 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	12,698
– Density	377.9/sq mi (145.9/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62401, 62467
GNIS feature ID	0428906

Douglas Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 12,698^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Douglas Township covers an area of 33.66 square miles (87.2 km²); of this, 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) or 0.17 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Effingham (vast majority)

Extinct towns

• Green Creek

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Effingham City, Green Creek, Ramsey, Saint Anthony Catholic and Saint John Lutheran.

Major highways

• Interstate 57
• US Route 40
• US Route 45
• Illinois Route 32
• Illinois Route 33

Airports and landing strips

• Saint Anthony Memorial Hospital Heliport

Landmarks

• Oak Ridge Cemetery

School districts

• Beecher City Community Unit School District 20
• Effingham Community Unit School District 40
• Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5a
• Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 102
• State House District 108
• State Senate District 51
• State Senate District 54

References

• "Douglas Township, Effingham County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428906. Retrieved 2010-01-16. 
• 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