Panther Creek Township, Cass County, Illinois

Panther Creek Township
Township

Location in Cass County

Cass County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°00′10″N 90°06′22″W / 40.00278°N 90.10611°W / 40.00278; -90.10611Coordinates: 40°00′10″N 90°06′22″W / 40.00278°N 90.10611°W / 40.00278; -90.10611
Country United States
State Illinois
County Cass
Established November 6, 1923
Area
 • Total 35.57 sq mi (92.1 km2)
 • Land 35.49 sq mi (91.9 km2)
 • Water 0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.20%
Elevation 604 ft (184 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 273
 • Density 8.2/sq mi (3.2/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62627, 62691
FIPS code 17-017-57550

Panther Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Cass County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 291 and it contained 148 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.57 square miles (92.1 km2), of which 35.49 square miles (91.9 km2) (or 99.78%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.20%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

  • Anderson
  • Palmerton
  • Sylvan (historical)
  • Panther Creek (historical) It is indicated on an 1839 map as a town that is east of present-day Chandlerville on what is now known as Chandlerville Road. The 1839 road was a sulky road; a sulky is a carriage seating only one person.[3]

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Allendale, Bell, Chandlerville City and Pontiac.

Major highways

Landmarks

  • Panther Creek Conservation Area (east quarter)
  • Panther Creek State Wildlife Refuge

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016273[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

School districts

  • A C Central Community Unit School District 262
  • Virginia Community Unit School District 64

Political districts

References

  • "Panther Creek Township, Cass County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  • 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. ↑ https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3700m.gct00185/?sp=14&r=0.586,0.524,0.107,0.046,0/http://www.loc.gov/ Library of Congress. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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