Salem Township, Carroll County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Salem Township is one of twelve townships
in Carroll County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 387.
, Salem Township covers an area of 35.6 square miles (92.2 km²); of this, 0.02 square mile (0.0517997622 km²) or 0.05 percent is water.
(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 Carroll 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 387.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, Salem Township covers an area of 35.6 square miles (92.2 km²); of this, 0.02 square mile (0.0517997622 km²) or 0.05 percent is water.
Unincorporated towns
- Ashdale JunctionAshdale Junction, IllinoisAshdale Junction is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. Ashdale Junction is located along a railroad line east of Mount Carroll....
- Daggett (historical)
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Adams-Daggert, Oakville and Trinity Evangelical Lutheran.Major highways
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US Route 52 -
Illinois Route 64Illinois Route 64Illinois Route 64 is an east–west road in north-central Illinois. Its western terminus is at the Iowa state line, connecting with U.S. Route 52 and Iowa Highway 64 via the Savanna-Sabula Bridge at the Mississippi River west of Savanna... -
Illinois Route 78Illinois Route 78Illinois Route 78 is a major north–south highway in western Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 104 northwest of Jacksonville north to Highway 78 at the Wisconsin state line north of Warren... -
Illinois Route 88
School districts
- Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399
- Eastland Community Unit School District 308
- West Carroll Community Unit School District 314
Political districts
- Illinois' 16th congressional districtIllinois' 16th congressional districtThe 16th Congressional District of Illinois covers a part of northern Illinois, including the cities of Rockford, Crystal Lake, Machesney Park, Belvidere, Freeport and Galena, and all or parts of Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, Carroll, Ogle, DeKalb, and Whiteside counties.For...
- State House District 71
- State Senate District 36