Stronghurst Township, Henderson County, Illinois

Stronghurst Township
Township
Location in Henderson County
Henderson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°45′49″N 90°57′49″W / 40.76361°N 90.96361°W / 40.76361; -90.96361Coordinates: 40°45′49″N 90°57′49″W / 40.76361°N 90.96361°W / 40.76361; -90.96361
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Henderson
Established	November 6, 1906
Area
• Total	35.91 sq mi (93.0 km²)
• Land	35.91 sq mi (93.0 km²)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%
Elevation	587 ft (179 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,115
• Density	31/sq mi (12/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61418, 61425, 61437, 61480
GNIS feature ID	0429805

Stronghurst Township is one of eleven townships in Henderson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,115 and it contained 500 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.91 square miles (93.0 km²), all land.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Stronghurst (west three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

Decorra at 40°43′40″N 90°58′13″W / 40.727818°N 90.970141°W / 40.727818; -90.970141
Hopper at 40°47′08″N 90°59′27″W / 40.785596°N 90.990697°W / 40.785596; -90.990697
Olena at 40°47′08″N 90°56′20″W / 40.785595°N 90.938752°W / 40.785595; -90.938752

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Best, Hopper, Maple Grove, Olena and Watson.

Major highways

Illinois Route 94

School districts

West Central Community Unit School District 235

Political districts

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

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Stronghurst Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
United States National Atlas

1 2 "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

Stronghurst Township

Lomax Township

Terre Haute Township

Municipalities and communities of Henderson County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Oquawka

City	Dallas City‡

Villages	Biggsville Gladstone Gulfport Lomax Media Oquawka Raritan Stronghurst

Townships	Bald Bluff Biggsville Carman Gladstone Lomax Media Oquawka Raritan Rozetta Stronghurst Terre Haute

Unincorporated communities	Bald Bluff Carman Carthage Lake Decorra Heapsville Hopper Iowa Junction Lone Tree Milroy Olena Reeds Rozetta Shokokon Terre Haute Yellow Banks

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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