Buckhart Township, Christian County, Illinois

Buckhart Township
Township

Location in Christian County

Christian County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°39′44″N 89°20′10″W / 39.66222°N 89.33611°W / 39.66222; -89.33611Coordinates: 39°39′44″N 89°20′10″W / 39.66222°N 89.33611°W / 39.66222; -89.33611
Country  United States
State  Illinois
County Christian
Established November 7, 1865
Area
 • Total 58.75 sq mi (152.2 km2)
 • Land 58.72 sq mi (152.1 km2)
 • Water 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.05%
Elevation 604 ft (184 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 1,736
 • Density 30.5/sq mi (11.8/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62513, 62531, 62567, 62568
FIPS code 17-021-09239

Buckhart Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,792 and it contained 822 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 58.75 square miles (152.2 km2), of which 58.72 square miles (152.1 km2) (or 99.95%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.05%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

Extinct towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Bethel Baptist, Buckhart Dutch Reform, Edinburg and Goode.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20161,736[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Edinburg Community Unit School District 4
  • Taylorville Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

  • State House District 87
  • State Senate District 44

References

  • "Buckhart Township, Christian County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  • United States Census Bureau 2009 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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