Biggsville Township, Henderson County, Illinois

Biggsville Township
Township

Location in Henderson County

Henderson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°51′06″N 90°50′40″W / 40.85167°N 90.84444°W / 40.85167; -90.84444Coordinates: 40°51′06″N 90°50′40″W / 40.85167°N 90.84444°W / 40.85167; -90.84444
Country  United States
State  Illinois
County Henderson
Established November 6, 1906
Area
 • Total 36.73 sq mi (95.1 km2)
 • Land 36.66 sq mi (94.9 km2)
 • Water 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.16%
Elevation 682 ft (208 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 515
 • Density 15.1/sq mi (5.8/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61418, 61437, 61447
FIPS code 17-071-05911

Biggsville Township is one of eleven townships in Henderson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 552 and it contained 266 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.73 square miles (95.1 km2), of which 36.66 square miles (94.9 km2) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.16%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Biggsville, Cumberland Presbyterian, Huss and Salter's Grove.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Corzatt Airport
  • Seymour Landing Strip

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016515[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • West Central Community Unit School District 235

Political districts

References

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