Wabash Township, Clark County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Wabash Township is one of fifteen townships
in Clark County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 2,102.
, Wabash Township covers an area of 73.15 square miles (189.5 km²); of this, 0.14 square mile (0.3625983354 km²) or 0.19 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 Clark 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 2,102.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, Wabash Township covers an area of 73.15 square miles (189.5 km²); of this, 0.14 square mile (0.3625983354 km²) or 0.19 percent is water.
Unincorporated towns
- DennisonDennison, IllinoisDennison is an unincorporated community in Wabash Township in the northeast corner of Clark County, Illinois, east of Illinois Route 1 and north of Interstate 70.- Geography :Dennison is located at 39°27'39" North, 87°35'52" West ....
- FarringtonFarrington, IllinoisFarrington is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois, United States. Farrington is west of Terre Haute, Indiana....
- Fox Run
- Golf LakesGolf Lakes, IllinoisGolf Lakes is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois, United States. Golf Lakes is northwest of Marshall....
- Griffin (historical)
- LivingstonLivingston, Clark County, IllinoisLivingston is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois, United States. Livingston is located along U.S. Route 40 northeast of Marshall....
- McKeenMcKeen, IllinoisMcKeen is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois, United States. McKeen is located along a railroad line northeast of Marshall....
- WeaverWeaver, IllinoisWeaver is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois, United States. Weaver is located along U.S. Route 40 northeast of Marshall....
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these eleven cemeteries: Asbury, Big Creek, Black, Cumberland, Dean, Dennison, Farris, Liffick, Livingston, Mackey and Thompson.Major highways
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Interstate 70Interstate 70Interstate 70 is an Interstate Highway in the United States that runs from Interstate 15 near Cove Fort, Utah, to a Park and Ride near Baltimore, Maryland. It was the first Interstate Highway project in the United States. I-70 approximately traces the path of U.S. Route 40 east of the Rocky... -
US Route 40 -
Illinois Route 1Illinois Route 1Illinois Route 1 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Illinois. Running parallel to the Indiana border, it is also the longest state road, starting on the south side of Chicago as Halsted Street at the intersection with 95th Street, south to a free ferry crossing to Kentucky at Cave-In-Rock on...
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