Ross Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Ross Township is a township
in Vermilion County
, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,476.
, Miller and Prairie Chapel.
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 Vermilion County
Vermilion County, Illinois
Vermilion County is a county located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois, between the Indiana border and Champaign County. It was established in 1826 and was the 45th of Illinois' 102 counties...
, 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 1,476.
Geography
Ross Township covers an area of 43.42 square miles (112.5 km²); of this, 0.01 square mile (0.0258998811 km²) or 0.02 percent is water.Adjacent townships
- Grant TownshipGrant Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisGrant Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. At the 2000 census, its population was 6,672.-Geography:Grant Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.04 percent is water.-Cities and towns:* Hoopeston* Rossville...
(north) - Jordan Township, Warren County, IndianaJordan Township, Warren County, IndianaJordan Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 254. It is almost entirely agricultural and contains no incorporated towns.-History:...
(east) - South Ross TownshipSouth Ross Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisSouth Ross Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,109.-Adjacent townships:* Ross Township * Jordan Township, Warren County, Indiana...
(south) - Butler TownshipButler Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisButler Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,154.-History:The township was formed from a portion of Middlefork Township in 1840 and was named after General Benjamin F...
(west) - Middlefork TownshipMiddlefork Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisMiddlefork Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,404.-History:Middlefork Township was one of the eight townships created in 1851 and included all the land that later became Butler and Ford Townships.The first settlers in the township...
(west)
Cemeteries
The township contains four cemeteries: Bethel, Mann's ChapelMann's Chapel
Mann's Chapel is a pioneer church in Vermilion County, Illinois that was built in 1857. It is located just east of Illinois Route 1 a few miles south of the village of Rossville....
, Miller and Prairie Chapel.