Pana Township, Christian County, Illinois

Pana Township
Township

Location in Christian County

Christian County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°24′N 89°5′W / 39.400°N 89.083°W / 39.400; -89.083Coordinates: 39°24′N 89°5′W / 39.400°N 89.083°W / 39.400; -89.083
Country  United States
State  Illinois
County Christian
Established November 7, 1865
Area
 • Total 49.25 sq mi (127.6 km2)
 • Land 49.03 sq mi (127.0 km2)
 • Water 0.22 sq mi (0.6 km2)  0.45%
Elevation 673 ft (205 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 6,329
 • Density 135.6/sq mi (52.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62557
FIPS code 17-021-57485

Pana Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,647 and it contained 3,213 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.25 square miles (127.6 km2), of which 49.03 square miles (127.0 km2) (or 99.55%) is land and 0.22 square miles (0.57 km2) (or 0.45%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Calvary, Linwood and Mound.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Tex Landing Strip

Lakes

  • Lake Pana (east of Pana - coordinates: 39.371862,-89.021114)
  • Paragon Lake (southwestern corner of Pana - coordinates: 39.372592,-89.092611)

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20166,329[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Central A & M Community Unit School District 21
  • Pana Community Unit School District 8

Political districts

  • State House District 98
  • State Senate District 49

References

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

Adjacent Townships

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