Camargo Township, Douglas County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Camargo Township is one of nine townships
in Douglas County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 3,576.
, Camargo Township covers an area of 38.69 square miles (100.2 km²); of this, 38.62 square miles (100 km²) (99.83 percent) is land and 0.06 square mile (0.1553992866 km²) (0.17 percent) is water. The Embarras River
flows through the township. The township contains Spring Lake.
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
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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 3,576.
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...
, Camargo Township covers an area of 38.69 square miles (100.2 km²); of this, 38.62 square miles (100 km²) (99.83 percent) is land and 0.06 square mile (0.1553992866 km²) (0.17 percent) is water. The Embarras River
Embarras River
The Embarras River is a tributary of the Wabash River in southeastern Illinois in the United States. The waters of the Embarras reach the Gulf of Mexico via the Wabash, Ohio, and Mississippi rivers. The river drains a watershed of approximately in an agricultural region...
flows through the township. The township contains Spring Lake.
Cities, towns, villages
- CamargoCamargo, IllinoisCamargo is a village in Douglas County, Illinois. The population was 445 at the 2010 census. Camargo is at the intersection of Illinois Route 130 and U.S. Highway 36. Camargo is the oldest township in Douglas County. In 2006, the first annual Camargo Woolly Worm Festival was launched during the...
- Villa GroveVilla Grove, IllinoisVilla Grove is a city in Douglas County, Illinois, along the Embarras River. The population was 2,537 at the 2010 census.Villa Grove was chartered in 1903. It was first utilized by the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad for being exactly halfway between Chicago and St. Louis. It was also known...
Unincorporated towns
- Patterson SpringsPatterson Springs, IllinoisPatterson Springs is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Illinois, United States. Patterson Springs is located on U.S. Route 36 west-southwest of Camargo....
at 39.7922546°N 88.1928217°W
Major highways
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U.S. Route 36U.S. Route 36U.S. Route 36 is an east–west United States highway that runs for from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville, Ohio. The highway's western terminus is at Deer Ridge Junction, an intersection in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, where it meets U.S. Route 34. Its eastern... -
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...
School districts
- Tuscola Community Unit School District 301
- Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302