York Township, Clark County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
York Township is one of fifteen townships
in Clark County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 651.
, York Township covers an area of 31.82 square miles (82.4 km²); of this, 0.56 square miles (1.5 km²) or 1.75 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 651.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, York Township covers an area of 31.82 square miles (82.4 km²); of this, 0.56 square miles (1.5 km²) or 1.75 percent is water.
Unincorporated towns
- Walnut PrairieWalnut Prairie, IllinoisWalnut Prairie is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois, United States, that is located along Illinois Route 1 south of Marshall....
- West UnionWest Union, IllinoisWest Union is an unincorporated census-designated place located in York Township in the southeast corner of Clark County, Illinois, on Illinois Route 1. Its postal zip code is 62477. As of the 2010 census, its population was 288.- Geography :...
- YorkYork, IllinoisYork is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois, United States. York is located along the Wabash River in far southeast Clark County....
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Harrison, Hogue, Shawler, Walnut Prairie and York.School districts
- Hutsonville Community Unit School District 1
- Marshall Community Unit School District 2c
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