Twigg Township, Hamilton County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Twigg Township is one of twelve 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 Hamilton 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 549.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, Twigg Township covers an area of 36.3 square miles (94 km²); of this, 36.28 square miles (94 km²) (99.96 percent) is land and 0.02 square mile (0.0517997622 km²) (0.05 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Dale
    Dale, Illinois
    ' is a populated place which is located in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. The elevation of this place is 400 feet.The community is on the New Madrid Seismic Zone. The biggest earthquake in Illinois history was a 5.4 quake on November 9, 1968 near the community...

     at 37.9950474°N 88.4917168°W
  • Olga at 37.9914367°N 88.576998°W

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Political districts

  • Illinois's 19th congressional district
  • State House District 118
  • State Senate District 59

External links

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