Moccasin Township, Effingham County, Illinois

Moccasin Township
—  Township  —
Location in Effingham County
Effingham County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°07′45″N 88°45′08″W / 39.12917°N 88.75222°W / 39.12917; -88.75222Coordinates: 39°07′45″N 88°45′08″W / 39.12917°N 88.75222°W / 39.12917; -88.75222
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Effingham
Established	November 6, 1860
Area
– Total	35.63 sq mi (92.29 km2)
– Land	35.62 sq mi (92.26 km2)
– Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation	591 ft (180 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	522
– Density	14.7/sq mi (5.7/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62411, 62414, 62461
GNIS feature ID	0429378

Moccasin Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 522^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Moccasin Township covers an area of 35.63 square miles (92.3 km²); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) or 0.03 percent is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Moccasin

Extinct towns

• Blue Point

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Moccasin, Pleasant Grove and Saint Paul Lutheran.

School districts

• Altamont Community Unit School District 10
• Beecher City Community Unit School District 20

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 109
• State Senate District 55

References

• "Moccasin 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:0429378. 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