Terre Haute Township, Henderson County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Terre Haute Township is one of eleven townships
in Henderson County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 279.
, Terre Haute Township covers an area of 35.63 square miles (92.3 km²); of this, 35.61 square miles (92.2 km²) (99.95 percent) is land and 0.02 square mile (0.0517997622 km²) (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 Henderson County, 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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 279.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, Terre Haute Township covers an area of 35.63 square miles (92.3 km²); of this, 35.61 square miles (92.2 km²) (99.95 percent) is land and 0.02 square mile (0.0517997622 km²) (0.05 percent) is water.
Unincorporated towns
- Terre HauteTerre Haute, IllinoisTerre Haute is an unincorporated town in Terre Haute Township, Henderson County, Illinois, USA.-Geography:Terre Haute is located at at an elevation of 709 feet....
at 40.66643°N 90.9812514°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Major highways
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Illinois Route 94Illinois Route 94Illinois Route 94 is a north–south state highway in western Illinois. It runs from U.S. Route 24 just east of Camp Point to U.S. Route 67 just south of Oak Grove, just south of the Quad Cities area... -
Illinois Route 96Illinois Route 96Illinois Route 96 is a north–south state road in far western Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 100 in Kampsville, not far from a ferry crossing across the Illinois River, to Illinois Route 94 north of Terre Haute. This is a distance of ....
Political districts
- Illinois's 17th congressional district
- State House District 94
- State Senate District 47