Beaver Creek Township, Hamilton County, Illinois

Beaver Creek Township
Township

Location in Hamilton County

Hamilton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°10′21″N 88°25′37″W / 38.17250°N 88.42694°W / 38.17250; -88.42694Coordinates: 38°10′21″N 88°25′37″W / 38.17250°N 88.42694°W / 38.17250; -88.42694
Country  United States
State  Illinois
County Hamilton
Established November 3, 1885
Area
 • Total 36.4 sq mi (94 km2)
 • Land 36.39 sq mi (94.2 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation 410 ft (125 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 261
 • Density 7.4/sq mi (2.9/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62828, 62835, 62859, 62887
FIPS code 17-065-04481

Beaver Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 271 and it contained 126 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.4 square miles (94 km2), of which 36.39 square miles (94.2 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

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

Extinct towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Springer Cemetery.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016261[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10
  • Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

References

  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • "Beaver Creek Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  • 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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