Elkhorn Township, Brown County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Elkhorn Township is one of nine 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 Brown 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 285.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, Elkhorn Township covers an area of 37.41 square miles (96.9 km²).

Unincorporated towns

  • Gilbirds
    Gilbirds, Illinois
    Gilbirds is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Illinois, United States. Gilbirds is located on Illinois Route 99 northwest of Versailles....

  • Jaques
    Jaques, Illinois
    Jaques is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Illinois, United States. Jaques is south of Mount Sterling and is near Illinois Route 107....


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

Cemeteries

The township contains these eleven cemeteries: Dearborn, Gilbirds, Hebron, Law, Marden, Newenham, Reeves, Rusk, Stoner, Tucker and Zion Lutheran.

Major highways

  • Illinois Route 99
    Illinois Route 99
    Illinois Route 99 is a north–south state road in western Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 104 across the Illinois River and Meredosia, north to Illinois Route 101 in Brooklyn . This is a distance of .- Route description :...

  • Illinois Route 107
    Illinois Route 107
    Illinois Route 107 is a north–south state highway in western Illinois. It runs from the northern terminus of U.S. Route 54 between Pittsfield and Griggsville north to Illinois Route 99 in Mt. Sterling. This is a distance of .- Route description :...


Political districts

  • Illinois' 18th congressional district
    Illinois' 18th congressional district
    The 18th Congressional District of Illinois covers central and western Illinois, including the cities of Jacksonville, Peoria, and Springfield. It is represented by Aaron Schock.-Voting:-2008:...

  • State House District 93
  • State Senate District 47

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