Nettle Creek Township, Grundy County, Illinois

Nettle Creek Township
—  Township  —
Location in Grundy County
Grundy County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°24′40″N 88°32′52″W / 41.41111°N 88.54778°W / 41.41111; -88.54778Coordinates: 41°24′40″N 88°32′52″W / 41.41111°N 88.54778°W / 41.41111; -88.54778
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Grundy
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
– Total	35.82 sq mi (92.79 km2)
– Land	35.81 sq mi (92.75 km2)
– Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation	610 ft (186 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	467
– Density	13/sq mi (5/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60450, 60541, 61360
GNIS feature ID	0429427

Nettle Creek Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 467^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Nettle Creek Township covers an area of 35.82 square miles (92.8 km²); of this, 35.81 square miles (92.7 km²) (99.96 percent) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (0.03 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Nettle Creek at 41°26′33″N 88°34′41″W / 41.4425314°N 88.5781277°W / 41.4425314; -88.5781277

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Holderman and Hoge Cemetery.

Major highways

• Interstate 80
• U.S. Route 6

Political districts

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

References

• "Nettle Creek 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:0429427. 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