Crook Township, Hamilton County, Illinois

Crook Township
—  Township  —
Location in Hamilton County
Hamilton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°04′43″N 88°25′59″W / 38.07861°N 88.43306°W / 38.07861; -88.43306Coordinates: 38°04′43″N 88°25′59″W / 38.07861°N 88.43306°W / 38.07861; -88.43306
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hamilton
Established	November 3, 1885
Area
- Total	35.98 sq mi (93.19 km2)
- Land	35.84 sq mi (92.83 km2)
- Water	0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2)  0.39%
Elevation	469 ft (143 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	347
- Density	9.7/sq mi (3.7/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62835, 62859
GNIS feature ID	0428857

Crook Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 347^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Crook Township covers an area of 35.98 square miles (93.2 km²); of this, 35.84 square miles (92.8 km²) (99.61 percent) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km²) (0.39 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Thackeray at 38°07′12″N 88°27′11″W / 38.1200475°N 88.4531046°W / 38.1200475; -88.4531046
• Thurber at 38°04′57″N 88°25′39″W / 38.0825473°N 88.4275479°W / 38.0825473; -88.4275479

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

Extinct towns

• Jamestown at 38°02′20″N 88°22′27″W / 38.0389358°N 88.3742125°W / 38.0389358; -88.3742125
• Logansport at 38°06′21″N 88°25′24″W / 38.1058806°N 88.4233812°W / 38.1058806; -88.4233812

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Arterberry, Hopkins, Munsell, New Hope, Old Brush Harbor, Prince and Webb.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 14

Lakes

• L P Dolan Lake

School districts

• Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10
• Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

• Illinois's 19th congressional district
• State House District 117
• State House District 118
• State Senate District 59

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• "Crook Township". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428857. Retrieved 2009-09-24. 
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Hamilton County Historical Society
• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois