Morris Township, Grundy County, Illinois

Morris Township
—  Township  —
Location in Grundy County
Grundy County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°21′52″N 88°24′26″W / 41.36444°N 88.40722°W / 41.36444; -88.40722Coordinates: 41°21′52″N 88°24′26″W / 41.36444°N 88.40722°W / 41.36444; -88.40722
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Grundy
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
- Total	3.88 sq mi (10.06 km2)
- Land	3.56 sq mi (9.23 km2)
- Water	0.32 sq mi (0.83 km2)  8.25%
Elevation	518 ft (158 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	7,781
- Density	2,185.7/sq mi (843/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	60450
GNIS feature ID	0429395

Morris Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 7,781^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Morris Township covers an area of 3.88 square miles (10.0 km²); of this, 3.56 square miles (9.2 km²) (91.75 percent) is land and 0.32 square miles (0.83 km²) (8.25 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Morris (east quarter)

Cemeteries

The township contains Evergreen Cemetery.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 47

Airports and landing strips

• Morris Hospital Heliport

Landmarks

• Gebhard Woods State Park
• Goold Park
• Grundy County Courthouse & Govt Center
• William G. Stratton State Park

Political districts

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

References

• "Morris 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:0429395. 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