Bowdre Township, Douglas County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Bowdre Township is one of nine townships
in Douglas County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 755. Its name was changed from Deer Creek to Bowdre on June 5, 1868.
, Bowdre Township covers an area of 48.08 square miles (124.5 km²); of this, 48.08 square miles (124.5 km²) (99.99 percent) is land and 0.01 square mile (0.0258998811 km²) (0.01 percent) is water.
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 Douglas 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
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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 755. Its name was changed from Deer Creek to Bowdre on June 5, 1868.
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...
, Bowdre Township covers an area of 48.08 square miles (124.5 km²); of this, 48.08 square miles (124.5 km²) (99.99 percent) is land and 0.01 square mile (0.0258998811 km²) (0.01 percent) is water.
Unincorporated towns
- HugoHugo, IllinoisHugo is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Illinois, United States. Hugo is south-southeast of Camargo....
at 39.7539219°N 88.1489304°W - KempKemp, IllinoisKemp is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Illinois, in the eastern part of the state. Situated 153 miles south of Chicago and 30 miles north of Charleston, it has a population of 55 people.-External links:*...
at 39.6955887°N 88.1853205°W
Major highways
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Illinois Route 130Illinois Route 130Illinois Route 130 is a north–south state road in eastern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 1 in Grayville north to Interstate 74 in Urbana. This is a distance of . Illinois 130 is the main north–south road through Charleston, the home of Eastern Illinois University.- Route... -
Illinois Route 133Illinois Route 133Illinois Route 133 is an east–west state road in east-central Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 32 in Lovington to U.S. Route 150 and Illinois Route 1 in Paris. Illinois Route 16 terminates with Illinois 133 at this point. This is a distance of...
School districts
- Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306
- Oakland Community Unit School District 5
- Tuscola Community Unit School District 301
- Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302