McLeansboro Township, Hamilton County, Illinois

McLeansboro Township
—  Township  —
Location in Hamilton County
Hamilton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°04′52″N 88°32′27″W / 38.08111°N 88.54083°W / 38.08111; -88.54083Coordinates: 38°04′52″N 88°32′27″W / 38.08111°N 88.54083°W / 38.08111; -88.54083
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hamilton
Established	November 3, 1885
Area
- Total	35.93 sq mi (93.05 km2)
- Land	35.66 sq mi (92.35 km2)
- Water	0.27 sq mi (0.7 km2)  0.75%
Elevation	446 ft (136 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	3,917
- Density	109.8/sq mi (42.4/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	62859
GNIS feature ID	0429303

McLeansboro Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,917^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, McLeansboro Township covers an area of 35.93 square miles (93.1 km²); of this, 35.66 square miles (92.4 km²) (99.25 percent) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.70 km²) (0.75 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• McLeansboro

Unincorporated towns

• Diamond City at 38°05′21″N 88°33′09″W / 38.0892146°N 88.5525527°W / 38.0892146; -88.5525527
• Hoodville at 38°02′57″N 88°31′38″W / 38.0492144°N 88.5272738°W / 38.0492144; -88.5272738

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Crisel, Glenview Memorial Gardens, Hutson, Independent Order of Oddfellows, Presley and Union Hill.

Airports and landing strips

• McLeansboro Airport

School districts

• Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

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

References

• "McLeansboro Township, Hamilton County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429303. Retrieved 2010-07-06. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

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