Paradise Township, Coles County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Paradise Township is one of twelve townships
in Coles County
, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,324.
, Paradise Township covers an area of 23.92 square miles (62 km²); of this, 0.54 square miles (1.4 km²) or 2.24 percent is water.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
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 Coles County
Coles County, Illinois
Coles County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 53,873, which is an increase of 1.3% from 53,196 in 2000. Its county seat is Charleston, which is also the home of Eastern Illinois University....
, 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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 1,324.
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...
, Paradise Township covers an area of 23.92 square miles (62 km²); of this, 0.54 square miles (1.4 km²) or 2.24 percent is water.
Unincorporated towns
- EtnaEtna, IllinoisEtna is an unincorporated community in Coles County, Illinois, United States. It lies at an elevation of 656 feet .The community is part of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area....
- ParadiseParadise, IllinoisParadise is an unincorporated community in Coles County, Illinois, United States. Paradise is located near the south shore of Lake Paradise south-southwest of Mattoon....
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Campground, Dry Grove, Old Baptist and Zion Hill.Major highways
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Interstate 57Interstate 57Interstate 57 is an Interstate Highway in Missouri and Illinois that parallels the old Illinois Central rail line for much of its route. It goes from Miner, Missouri, at Interstate 55 to Chicago, Illinois, at Interstate 94. I-57 essentially serves as a shortcut route for travelers headed between... -
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Illinois Route 121Illinois Route 121Illinois Route 121 is a major state road in central Illinois. Although it runs from northwest to southeast, it is marked as a north–south road. It runs from Illinois Route 130 in Greenup to Interstate 55 in Lincoln at the intersection of I-55 and Illinois Route 10...
School districts
- Mattoon Community Unit School District 2Mattoon Community Unit School District 2Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 is a unified school district located in the city of its namesake, Mattoon, which in turn is located in Coles County, Illinois. Today, Mattoon's chief school district is composed of four schools: Riddle Elementary School, which serves grades K-5; Arland D....
- Neoga Community Unit School District 3Neoga Community Unit School District 3Neoga Community Unit School District 3 is a unified school district located in the central Illinois city of Neoga, for which the district is named. Neoga, in turn, is a city located in northwestern Cumberland County. The district is composed of three schools: one elementary school, one middle...
Political districts
- Illinois' 15th congressional districtIllinois' 15th congressional districtThe 15th Congressional District of Illinois is located in eastern Illinois. It includes the cities of Charleston, Urbana, Danville, and Champaign, and all or parts of Livingston, Iroquois, Ford, McLean, DeWitt, Champaign, Vermillion, Macon, Piatt, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, Coles, Cumberland,...
- State House District 110
- State Senate District 55