Union Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Union Township
Township
Location in Fulton County
Fulton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°39′51″N 90°23′45″W / 40.66417°N 90.39583°WCoordinates: 40°39′51″N 90°23′45″W / 40.66417°N 90.39583°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fulton
Area
• Total	36.61 sq mi (94.8 km^2)
• Land	36.58 sq mi (94.7 km^2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km^2)  0.11%
Elevation	633 ft (193 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,008
• Density	27.6/sq mi (10.7/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61415, 61431
GNIS feature ID	0429852

Union Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,008 and it contained 471 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.61 square miles (94.8 km²), of which 36.58 square miles (94.7 km²) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.11%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Avon

Extinct towns

• Pleasant Ridge
• Troy

(These are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Avon, Babbitt, Flake and Saint Augustine.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 41

Lakes

• Avondale Lake

School districts

• Avon Community Unit School District 176
• Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

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

References

• "Union Township, Fulton County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
• 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