Denning Township, Franklin County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Denning Township is one of twelve townships
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 Franklin County
Franklin County, Illinois
Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 39,561, which is an increase of 1.4% from 39,018 in 2000. Its county seat is Benton.-History:...

, 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
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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 4,910.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, Denning Township covers an area of 36.89 square miles (95.5 km²); of this, 0.52 square miles (1.3 km²) or 1.4 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Freeman Spur
    Freeman Spur, Illinois
    Freeman Spur is a village in Franklin and Williamson counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 273 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

     (north half)
  • Orient
    Orient, Illinois
    Orient is a city in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 296.-Geography:Orient is located at ....

  • West Frankfort
    West Frankfort, Illinois
    West Frankfort is a city in Franklin County, Illinois, USA. The population was 8,182 at the 2010 census. The city is part of the Metro Lakeland area.-History:...

     (west half)

Unincorporated towns

  • Cambon
  • Lake Creek
  • Pershing
  • Plumfield

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

Major highways

  • Interstate 57
    Interstate 57
    Interstate 57 is an Interstate Highway in Missouri and Illinois that parallels the old Illinois Central rail line for much of its route. It goes from Miner, Missouri, at Interstate 55 to Chicago, Illinois, at Interstate 94. I-57 essentially serves as a shortcut route for travelers headed between...

  • Illinois Route 149
    Illinois Route 149
    Illinois Route 149 is an east–west state road in southern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 3 near Grimsby east to Illinois Route 37 in Thompsonville. This is a distance of .- Route description :...

  • Illinois Route 37
    Illinois Route 37
    Illinois Route 37, or Illinois 37, is a north–south route in southern Illinois. It is in length. Originally connecting Effingham to Cairo, it was a heavily-traveled highway before Interstate 57 was opened. That Interstate, which lies very close to most of Illinois 37 , supplanted it as a...


School districts

  • Frankfort Community Unit School District 168
  • Herrin Community Unit School District 4
  • Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188

Political districts

  • Illinois' 12th congressional district
    Illinois' 12th congressional district
    The 12th Congressional District of Illinois has been represented by Democratic Rep. Jerry Costello since 1993.-Voting:-List of representatives:-References:* -External links:**...

  • State House District 117
  • State Senate District 59

External links

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