Cherry Grove-Shannon Township, Carroll County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Cherry Grove-Shannon Township is one of twelve townships
in Carroll County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,556.
, Cherry Grove-Shannon Township covers an area of 53.48 square miles (138.5 km²); of this, 0.01 square mile (0.0258998811 km²) or 0.01 percent is water.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Carroll County, Illinois
Illinois
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, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 1,556.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, Cherry Grove-Shannon Township covers an area of 53.48 square miles (138.5 km²); of this, 0.01 square mile (0.0258998811 km²) or 0.01 percent is water.
Unincorporated towns
- GeorgetownGeorgetown, Carroll County, IllinoisGeorgetown is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. Georgetown is located on Illinois Route 72 and Illinois Route 73 north of Lanark....
- KittredgeKittredge, IllinoisKittredge is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. Kittredge is located along a railroad line northeast of Lanark and southwest of Shannon....
- Zier CorsZier Cors, IllinoisZier Cors is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. Zier Cors is located at the junction of Illinois Route 72 and Illinois Route 73 north of Lanark....
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Brethren, Cherry Grove Brethren, Saint Wendelin, Shell and Spring Valley.Major highways
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Illinois Route 72Illinois Route 72Illinois Route 72 is an east–west state road in northeastern Illinois. It runs from the intersection with Illinois Route 73 north of Lanark east to Illinois Route 43 in Chicago... -
Illinois Route 73Illinois Route 73Illinois Route 73 is a north–south state highway in northwest Illinois. It runs from the U.S. Route 52/Illinois Route 64 concurrency south of Lanark north to the Wisconsin border north of Winslow. This is a distance of .- Route description :...
School districts
- Eastland Community Unit School District 308
- Pearl City Community Unit School District 200
Political districts
- Illinois' 16th congressional districtIllinois' 16th congressional districtThe 16th Congressional District of Illinois covers a part of northern Illinois, including the cities of Rockford, Crystal Lake, Machesney Park, Belvidere, Freeport and Galena, and all or parts of Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, Carroll, Ogle, DeKalb, and Whiteside counties.For...
- State House District 89
- State Senate District 45