Liberty Township, Effingham County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Liberty Township is one of fifteen townships
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 Effingham 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 816.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, Liberty Township covers an area of 18 square miles (46.6 km²).

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Agney, Beecher, Memorial Gardens and Tipsword.

Political districts

  • Illinois' 19th congressional district
    Illinois' 19th congressional district
    The 19th Congressional District of Illinois encompasses a large stretch of rural Southern Illinois, part of Springfield and a portion of the "Metro-East" area . It has been represented by Republican John Shimkus since 2003.The district voted 61%–39% for George W. Bush in 2004...

  • State House District 109
  • State Senate District 55

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