Cottonwood Township, Cumberland County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Cottonwood Township is one of eight townships
in Cumberland County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 508.
, Cottonwood Township covers an area of 32.63 square miles (84.5 km²); of this, 32.62 square miles (84.5 km²) (99.96 percent) is land and 0.01 square mile (0.0258998811 km²) (0.05 percent) is water. The Embarras River
defines the township's eastern border.
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 Cumberland County, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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 508.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, Cottonwood Township covers an area of 32.63 square miles (84.5 km²); of this, 32.62 square miles (84.5 km²) (99.96 percent) is land and 0.01 square mile (0.0258998811 km²) (0.05 percent) is water. The Embarras River
Embarras River
The Embarras River is a tributary of the Wabash River in southeastern Illinois in the United States. The waters of the Embarras reach the Gulf of Mexico via the Wabash, Ohio, and Mississippi rivers. The river drains a watershed of approximately in an agricultural region...
defines the township's eastern border.
Unincorporated towns
- BradburyBradbury, IllinoisBradbury is an unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Illinois, United States. Bradbury is north of Toledo....
at 39.3242039°N 88.2428194°W - JanesvilleJanesville, IllinoisJanesville is an unincorporated community in Coles and Cumberland counties, Illinois, United States. Janesville is north of Toledo. Janesville has a post office with ZIP code 62435....
at 39.3742031°N 88.2436532°W - JohnstownJohnstown, IllinoisJohnstown is an unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Illinois, United States. Johnstown is north-northwest of Toledo....
at 39.3633698°N 88.2869878°W
School districts
- Charleston Community Unit School District 1
- Cumberland Community Unit School District 77
- Neoga Community Unit School District 3