Mason Township, Effingham County, Illinois

Mason Township
—  Township  —
Location in Effingham County
Effingham County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°57′33″N 88°38′07″W / 38.95917°N 88.63528°W / 38.95917; -88.63528Coordinates: 38°57′33″N 88°38′07″W / 38.95917°N 88.63528°W / 38.95917; -88.63528
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Effingham
Established	November 6, 1860
Area
- Total	37.22 sq mi (96.39 km2)
- Land	37.18 sq mi (96.29 km2)
- Water	0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2)  0.09%
Elevation	571 ft (174 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,510
- Density	40.6/sq mi (15.7/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62411, 62426, 62443, 62473
GNIS feature ID	0429337

Mason Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,510.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Mason Township covers an area of 37.22 square miles (96.4 km²); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) or 0.09 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Edgewood
• Mason

Extinct towns

• Bristol

Cemeteries

The township contains these thirteen cemeteries: Bailey, Brockett, Brown, Davidson, Edgewood, Leith, Mason, New Hope, Old Mason, Robinson, Saint Ann's Catholic, Wabash and Wright.

Major highways

• Interstate 57

School districts

• Altamont Community Unit School District 10
• Effingham Community Unit School District 40

Political districts

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

References

• "Mason 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:0429337. 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