Browning Township, Franklin County, Illinois

Browning Township
Township

Location in Franklin County

Franklin County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 37°59′25″N 88°58′58″W / 37.99028°N 88.98278°W / 37.99028; -88.98278Coordinates: 37°59′25″N 88°58′58″W / 37.99028°N 88.98278°W / 37.99028; -88.98278
Country United States
State Illinois
County Franklin
Established November 4, 1884
Area
 • Total 36.48 sq mi (94.5 km2)
 • Land 35.79 sq mi (92.7 km2)
 • Water 0.69 sq mi (1.8 km2)  1.89%
Elevation 381 ft (116 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 2,396
 • Density 68.5/sq mi (26.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62812, 62819, 62822, 62865, 62884, 62891
FIPS code 17-055-08940

Browning Township is one of twelve townships in Franklin County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,450 and it contained 1,184 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.48 square miles (94.5 km2), of which 35.79 square miles (92.7 km2) (or 98.11%) is land and 0.69 square miles (1.8 km2) (or 1.89%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

Rend City

Extinct towns

  • Hickory Corners

Cemeteries

The township contains eleven cemeteries. These are: Browning, Grammer, Harrison, Hickory Corners, Knight, Moser, Mount Pleasant, Saint Joseph, Saint Marys, Smith and Wayman.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Benton Municipal Airport

Landmarks

  • Benton City Park

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20162,396[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Christopher Community Unit School District 99
  • Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196

Political districts

References

  • "Browning Township, Franklin 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. 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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