Burton Township, Adams County, Illinois

Burton Township
Township
Location in Adams County
Adams County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°53′20″N 91°12′18″W / 39.88889°N 91.20500°WCoordinates: 39°53′20″N 91°12′18″W / 39.88889°N 91.20500°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Adams
Area
• Total	38.03 sq mi (98.5 km^2)
• Land	38.01 sq mi (98.4 km^2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km^2)  0.05%
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	909
• Density	23.9/sq mi (9.2/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	0428741

Burton Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 909 and it contained 370 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 38.03 square miles (98.5 km²), of which 38.01 square miles (98.4 km²) (or 99.95%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.05%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Adams
• Burton

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Burton, Independence, Kimmons, Newton and Tandy.

Major highways

• Illinois State Route 104

School districts

• Liberty Community Unit School District 2
• Payson Community Unit School District 1

Congressional and state legislative districts

• Illinois' 18th congressional district
• State House District 93
• State Senate District 47

References

• "Burton Township, Adams County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-03.

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

External links

• List of Adams County township trustees
• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com