Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County, Illinois

Pleasant Grove Township
Township

Location in Coles County

Coles County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°24′N 88°16′W / 39.400°N 88.267°W / 39.400; -88.267Coordinates: 39°24′N 88°16′W / 39.400°N 88.267°W / 39.400; -88.267
Country United States
State Illinois
County Coles
Established November 8, 1859
Area
 • Total 41.65 sq mi (107.9 km2)
 • Land 41.64 sq mi (107.8 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.02%
Elevation 732 ft (223 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 1,294
 • Density 31.9/sq mi (12.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61920, 61938, 62440, 62469
FIPS code 17-029-60469

Pleasant Grove Township is one of twelve townships in Coles County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,327 and it contained 573 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 41.65 square miles (107.9 km2), of which 41.64 square miles (107.8 km2) (or 99.98%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.02%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

Extinct towns

  • Campbell

Cemeteries

The township contains 14 cemeteries: Armstrong, Bales, Beals, Doty, Janesville, Leitch, Lower Muddy, Mount Tabor, New Indian Creek, New Kelley, Old Indian Creek, Shiloh, Upper Muddy and Wright.

Rivers

Landmarks

  • Janesville

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20161,294[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

Political districts

References

  • "Pleasant Grove Township, Coles 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.

Adjacent townships

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