Mazon Township, Grundy County, Illinois

Mazon Township
—  Township  —
Location in Grundy County
Grundy County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°14′28″N 88°25′04″W / 41.24111°N 88.41778°W / 41.24111; -88.41778Coordinates: 41°14′28″N 88°25′04″W / 41.24111°N 88.41778°W / 41.24111; -88.41778
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Grundy
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
– Total	35.49 sq mi (91.92 km2)
– Land	35.49 sq mi (91.92 km2)
– Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	584 ft (178 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,377
– Density	38.8/sq mi (15/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60424, 60444, 60450, 60479
GNIS feature ID	0429346

Mazon Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,377^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Mazon Township covers an area of 35.49 square miles (91.9 km²).

Cities, towns, villages

• Mazon

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Brookside, Old Mazon, Ward and Wheeler.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 47

Airports and landing strips

• J B Fillman Airport

School districts

• Coal City Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

• Illinois' 11th congressional district
• State House District 75
• State Senate District 38

References

• "Mazon Township, Grundy County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429346. 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