Stronghurst Township, Henderson County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
40°45′49″N 90°57′49″W / 40.76361°N 90.96361°W / 40.76361; -90.96361 (2010)
(2016)[1]
61418, 61425, 61437, 61480
Stronghurst Township is one of eleven townships in Henderson County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,115 and it contained 500 housing units.[2]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.91 square miles (93.0 km2), all land.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- Stronghurst (west three-quarters)
Unincorporated towns
- Decorra at 40°43′40″N 90°58′13″W / 40.727818°N 90.970141°W / 40.727818; -90.970141
- Hopper at 40°47′08″N 90°59′27″W / 40.785596°N 90.990697°W / 40.785596; -90.990697
- Olena at 40°47′08″N 90°56′20″W / 40.785595°N 90.938752°W / 40.785595; -90.938752
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Best, Hopper, Maple Grove, Olena and Watson.
Major highways
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 1,036 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
School districts
- West Central Community Unit School District 235
Political districts
- Illinois's 17th congressional district
- State House District 94
- State Senate District 47
References
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- "Stronghurst Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
- United States National Atlas
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
- Township Officials of Illinois
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Municipalities and communities of Henderson County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Oquawka
- Bald Bluff
- Biggsville
- Carman
- Gladstone
- Lomax
- Media
- Oquawka
- Raritan
- Rozetta
- Stronghurst
- Terre Haute
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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