Clintonia Township, DeWitt County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Clintonia Township is one of thirteen townships
in DeWitt County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 7,926. Clintonia Township changed its name from Clinton Township June 7, 1859.
, Clintonia Township covers an area of 29.99 square miles (77.7 km²); of this, 29.98 square miles (77.6 km²) (99.95 percent) is land and 0.01 square mile (0.0258998811 km²) (0.04 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 DeWitt 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 7,926. Clintonia Township changed its name from Clinton Township June 7, 1859.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, Clintonia Township covers an area of 29.99 square miles (77.7 km²); of this, 29.98 square miles (77.6 km²) (99.95 percent) is land and 0.01 square mile (0.0258998811 km²) (0.04 percent) is water.
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Memorial Park, Oak Park, Weaver and Woodlawn.Major highways
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U.S. Route 51U.S. Route 51U.S. Route 51 is a north–south United States highway that runs for 1,286 miles from the western suburbs of New Orleans, Louisiana to within of the Wisconsin-Michigan border. Much of the highway in Illinois and southern Wisconsin runs parallel to or overlaps Interstate 39... -
Illinois Route 10Illinois Route 10Illinois Route 10 is an arterial east–west state road that runs from rural Mason County east to Champaign, a distance of .-Route description:... -
Illinois Route 54Illinois Route 54Illinois Route 54 is an east–west highway in east-central Illinois. It passes through the cities of Clinton , Gibson City, and Onarga. Its western terminus is at Interstate 55 in Springfield. Its eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 45 at Onarga, one mile east of Interstate 57...