Murdock Township, Douglas County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Murdock Township is one of nine townships
in Douglas County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 267. It was formed from Camargo and Newman townships on December 7, 1882.
, Murdock Township covers an area of 30.85 square miles (79.9 km²); of this, 30.81 square miles (79.8 km²) (99.89 percent) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) (0.13 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 267. It was formed from Camargo and Newman townships on December 7, 1882.
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...
, Murdock Township covers an area of 30.85 square miles (79.9 km²); of this, 30.81 square miles (79.8 km²) (99.89 percent) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) (0.13 percent) is water.
Unincorporated towns
- FairlandFairland, IllinoisFairland is an unincorporated community in Champaign and Douglas counties, Illinois, United States. Fairland is located along a railroad line east of Villa Grove....
at 39.876422°N 88.1017069°W - MurdockMurdock, IllinoisMurdock is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Illinois, United States. Its elevation is 640 feet . Although Murdock is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 61941....
at 39.8008669°N 88.0783719°W
School districts
- Heritage Community Unit School District 8
- Shiloh Community Unit School District 1
- Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302