Beardstown Township, Cass County, Illinois

Beardstown Township
Township

Location in Cass County

Cass County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°00′08″N 90°26′05″W / 40.00222°N 90.43472°W / 40.00222; -90.43472Coordinates: 40°00′08″N 90°26′05″W / 40.00222°N 90.43472°W / 40.00222; -90.43472
Country United States
State Illinois
County Cass
Established November 6, 1923
Area
 • Total 29.24 sq mi (75.7 km2)
 • Land 25.61 sq mi (66.3 km2)
 • Water 3.63 sq mi (9.4 km2)  12.41%
Elevation 443 ft (135 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 6,458
 • Density 272.6/sq mi (105.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62618
FIPS code 17-017-04364

Beardstown Township is one of eleven townships in Cass County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,983 and it contained 2,741 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.24 square miles (75.7 km2), of which 25.61 square miles (66.3 km2) (or 87.59%) is land and 3.63 square miles (9.4 km2) (or 12.41%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

  • Oak Grove

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Beardstown City, Oak Grove and Otgen.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Greater Beardstown Airport

Rivers

Lakes

  • Lilly Lake
  • Lily Lake

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20166,458[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Beardstown Community Unit School District 15

Political districts

References

  • "Beardstown Township, Cass 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. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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