Raritan Township, Henderson County, Illinois

Raritan Township
Township
Location in Henderson County
Henderson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°40′45″N 90°50′52″W / 40.67917°N 90.84778°WCoordinates: 40°40′45″N 90°50′52″W / 40.67917°N 90.84778°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Henderson
Established	November 6, 1906
Area
• Total	34 sq mi (90 km^2)
• Land	34 sq mi (90 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)  0%
Elevation	741 ft (226 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	286
• Density	8.4/sq mi (3.2/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61420, 61460, 61471, 61480
GNIS feature ID	0429619

Raritan Township is one of eleven townships in Henderson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 286 and it contained 134 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34 square miles (88 km²), all land.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Raritan

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Raritan and Saint Patrick's.

School districts

• West Central Community Unit School District 235
• West Prairie Community Unit School District 103

Political districts

• Illinois's 17th congressional district
• State House District 94
• State Senate District 47

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• "Raritan Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
• 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
• Township Officials of Illinois