Lamotte Township, Crawford County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Lamotte Township is one of ten townships
in Crawford County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 2,093. Its name changed from Palestine Township sometime before 1921.
, Lamotte Township covers an area of 51.32 square miles (132.9 km²); of this, 0.59 square miles (1.5 km²) or 1.16 percent is water. The Wabash River
defines its eastern border.
(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 Crawford 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 2,093. Its name changed from Palestine Township sometime before 1921.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, Lamotte Township covers an area of 51.32 square miles (132.9 km²); of this, 0.59 square miles (1.5 km²) or 1.16 percent is water. The Wabash River
Wabash River
The Wabash River is a river in the Midwestern United States that flows southwest from northwest Ohio near Fort Recovery across northern Indiana to southern Illinois, where it forms the Illinois-Indiana border before draining into the Ohio River, of which it is the largest northern tributary...
defines its eastern border.
Unincorporated towns
- GordonGordon, IllinoisGordon is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Illinois, United States. Gordon is located at the junction of Illinois Route 1 and Illinois Route 33 east of Robinson....
- RichwoodsRichwoods, IllinoisRichwoods is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Illinois, United States. Richwoods is southeast of Palestine....
- TrimbleTrimble, IllinoisTrimble is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Illinois, United States. Trimble is located on Illinois Route 1 northeast of Robinson....
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these seven cemeteries: Barbee, East Union, Green, Higgins, Kitchell, Neathery and Oak Grove.School districts
- Hutsonville Community Unit School District 1
- Palestine Community Unit School District 3
- Robinson Community Unit School District 2
Political districts
- Illinois' 15th congressional districtIllinois' 15th congressional districtThe 15th Congressional District of Illinois is located in eastern Illinois. It includes the cities of Charleston, Urbana, Danville, and Champaign, and all or parts of Livingston, Iroquois, Ford, McLean, DeWitt, Champaign, Vermillion, Macon, Piatt, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, Coles, Cumberland,...
- State House District 109
- State Senate District 55