Crouch Township, Hamilton County, Illinois

Crouch Township
—  Township  —
Location in Hamilton County
Hamilton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°13′32″N 88°30′03″W / 38.22556°N 88.50083°W / 38.22556; -88.50083Coordinates: 38°13′32″N 88°30′03″W / 38.22556°N 88.50083°W / 38.22556; -88.50083
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hamilton
Established	November 3, 1885
Area
- Total	47.47 sq mi (122.94 km2)
- Land	47.45 sq mi (122.91 km2)
- Water	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)  0.03%
Elevation	377 ft (115 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	408
- Density	8.6/sq mi (3.3/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62828, 62859, 62895
GNIS feature ID	0428861

Crouch Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 408^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Crouch Township covers an area of 47.47 square miles (122.9 km²); of this, 47.45 square miles (122.9 km²) (99.98 percent) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (0.03 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Belle Prairie City

Unincorporated towns

• Aden at 38°14′30″N 88°27′30″W / 38.2417146°N 88.4583829°W / 38.2417146; -88.4583829
• Garrison at 38°14′54″N 88°31′09″W / 38.2483814°N 88.5192184°W / 38.2483814; -88.5192184
• Piopolis at 38°11′01″N 88°33′41″W / 38.1836592°N 88.561442°W / 38.1836592; -88.561442

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Crouch, Garrison and Rawls.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 242

Airports and landing strips

• Moulton Farms Airport

School districts

• Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10
• Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 3
• Wayne City Community Unit School District 100

Political districts

• Illinois's 19th congressional district
• State House District 108
• State Senate District 54

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• "Crouch Township". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428861. 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