Old Ripley Township, Bond County, Illinois

Old Ripley Township
Township
Location in Bond County
Bond County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°52′35″N 89°33′29″W / 38.87639°N 89.55806°WCoordinates: 38°52′35″N 89°33′29″W / 38.87639°N 89.55806°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Bond
Settlement	November 6, 1888
Area
• Total	43.64 sq mi (113.0 km^2)
• Land	43.63 sq mi (113.0 km^2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km^2)  0.05%
Elevation	568 ft (173 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	867
• Density	19.9/sq mi (7.7/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62074, 62086, 62246, 62275
GNIS feature ID	0429484

Old Ripley Township is one of nine townships in Bond County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 867 and it contained 378 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.64 square miles (113.0 km²), of which 43.63 square miles (113.0 km²) (or 99.98%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.05%) is water.^[1]

Cities

• Old Ripley
• Pocahontas (north edge)

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Brown, File, Mitchell, Mount Nebo Old, New Mount Nebo, Robinson and Sugg Number 1.

Major highways

• Interstate 70
• Illinois State Route 140

Airports and landing strips

• Nance Airport

School districts

• Bond County Community Unit School District 2
• Highland Community Unit School District 5

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 102
• State Senate District 51

References

• "Old Ripley Township, Bond County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

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

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives