Creek Township, DeWitt County, Illinois

Creek Township
Township

Location in DeWitt County

DeWitt County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°05′27″N 88°51′20″W / 40.09083°N 88.85556°W / 40.09083; -88.85556Coordinates: 40°05′27″N 88°51′20″W / 40.09083°N 88.85556°W / 40.09083; -88.85556
Country  United States
State  Illinois
County DeWitt
Established November 2, 1858
Area
 • Total 36.83 sq mi (95.4 km2)
 • Land 35.41 sq mi (91.7 km2)
 • Water 1.42 sq mi (3.7 km2)  3.86%
Elevation 712 ft (217 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 471
 • Density 13.3/sq mi (5.1/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61727, 61735, 61750, 61882
GNIS feature ID 0428853

Creek Township is one of thirteen townships in DeWitt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 471 and it contained 206 housing units.[1] The township contains the east half of Weldon Springs State Park.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.83 square miles (95.4 km2), of which 35.41 square miles (91.7 km2) (or 96.14%) is land and 1.42 square miles (3.7 km2) (or 3.86%) is water.[1]

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Lisenby and Rose.

Airports and landing strips

  • Martin RLA Airport

School districts

  • Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1
  • Clinton Community Unit School District 15
  • Deland-Weldon Community Unit School District 57
  • Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

References

  • "Creek Township, DeWitt County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
  • United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2010-05-05)
  • United States National Atlas at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-12-05)
  1. 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.
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