Turnbridge Township, DeWitt County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Tunbridge Township is one of thirteen townships
in DeWitt County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 784.
, Tunbridge Township covers an area of 37.43 square miles (96.9 km²); of this, 37.41 square miles (96.9 km²) (99.94 percent) is land and 0.02 square mile (0.0517997622 km²) (0.06 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 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 784.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, Tunbridge Township covers an area of 37.43 square miles (96.9 km²); of this, 37.41 square miles (96.9 km²) (99.94 percent) is land and 0.02 square mile (0.0517997622 km²) (0.06 percent) is water.
Unincorporated towns
- RowellRowell, IllinoisRowell is an unincorporated community in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States. Rowell is southeast of Kenney....
at 40.0719819°N 89.0295284°W - TunbridgeTunbridge, IllinoisTunbridge is an unincorporated community in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States. Tunbridge is northeast of Kenney....
at 40.113649°N 89.0486954°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Hays, Old Baptist, Pleasant Valley, Randolph and Tunbridge.School districts
- Clinton Community Unit School District 15
- Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 2
- Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23
Political districts
- Illinois's 15th congressional district
- State House District 87
- State Senate District 44