Melrose Township, Clark County, Illinois

Melrose Township
Township

Location in Clark County

Clark County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°12′59″N 87°44′03″W / 39.21639°N 87.73417°W / 39.21639; -87.73417Coordinates: 39°12′59″N 87°44′03″W / 39.21639°N 87.73417°W / 39.21639; -87.73417
Country United States
State Illinois
County Clark
Established November 7, 1854
Area
 • Total 32.99 sq mi (85.4 km2)
 • Land 32.91 sq mi (85.2 km2)
 • Water 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.24%
Elevation 531 ft (162 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 345
 • Density 10.7/sq mi (4.1/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62441, 62442, 62477, 62478
FIPS code 17-023-48229

Melrose Township is one of fifteen townships in Clark County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 352 and it contained 164 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.99 square miles (85.4 km2), of which 32.91 square miles (85.2 km2) (or 99.76%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) (or 0.24%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

  • Melrose

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Bailff, Liberty, Medsker, Mount Olive, Ohio and Plymouth.

Lakes

  • Craig Lake

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016345[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Hutsonville Community Unit School District 1
  • Marshall Community Unit School District 2c
  • Martinsville Community Unit School District 3c

Political districts

References

  • "Melrose Township, Clark County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  • 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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