North Fork Township, Gallatin County, Illinois

North Fork Township
—  Township  —
Location in Gallatin County
Gallatin County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 37°49′10″N 88°19′12″W / 37.81944°N 88.32°W / 37.81944; -88.32Coordinates: 37°49′10″N 88°19′12″W / 37.81944°N 88.32°W / 37.81944; -88.32
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Gallatin
Established	November 5, 1890
Area
– Total	36.77 sq mi (95.24 km2)
– Land	36.46 sq mi (94.44 km2)
– Water	0.31 sq mi (0.79 km2)  0.83%
Elevation	374 ft (114 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	523
– Density	14.3/sq mi (5.5/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62871, 62930, 62934, 62979
GNIS feature ID	0429458

North Fork Township is one of ten townships in Gallatin County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 523^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, North Fork Township covers an area of 36.77 square miles (95.2 km²); of this, 36.46 square miles (94.4 km²) (99.16 percent) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.80 km²) (0.83 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Ridgway (west quarter)

Unincorporated towns

• Elba at 37°49′35″N 88°19′35″W / 37.8264356°N 88.3264316°W / 37.8264356; -88.3264316

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Campground, Garrett, Oak Grove Church, Saint Josephs, Union Chapel and Zion.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 1

School districts

• Eldorado Community Unit School District 4
• Gallatin Community Unit School District 7

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 118
• State Senate District 59

References

• "North Fork Township, Gallatin County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429458. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
• 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