Mound Township, Effingham County, Illinois

Mound Township
—  Township  —
Location in Effingham County
Effingham County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°02′40″N 88°44′59″W / 39.04444°N 88.74972°W / 39.04444; -88.74972Coordinates: 39°02′40″N 88°44′59″W / 39.04444°N 88.74972°W / 39.04444; -88.74972
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Effingham
Established	November 6, 1860
Area
- Total	37.08 sq mi (96.04 km2)
- Land	36.95 sq mi (95.7 km2)
- Water	0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2)  0.35%
Elevation	633 ft (193 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	3,434
- Density	92.9/sq mi (35.9/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62411, 62458
GNIS feature ID	0429398

Mound Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,434^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Mound Township covers an area of 37.08 square miles (96.0 km²); of this, 0.13 square miles (0.34 km²) or 0.35 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Altamont

Extinct towns

• East Meadows
• Southmore Heights

Cemeteries

The township contains these ten cemeteries: Bethlehem, Drysdale, German Methodist, Immanuel Lutheran, McCoy, Newman, Saint Clare Catholic, Union, Union and Zion Lutheran.

Major highways

• Interstate 70
• US Route 40
• Illinois Route 128

School districts

• Altamont Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 102
• State House District 109
• State Senate District 51
• State Senate District 55

References

• "Mound 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:0429398. 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