Willow Branch Township, Piatt County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Willow Branch Township is a township
in Piatt County
, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 716.
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 Piatt County
Piatt County, Illinois
Piatt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 16,729, which is an increase of 2.2% from 16,365 in 2000...
, 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 716.
Geography
Willow Branch Township covers an area of 67.34 square miles (174.4 km²); of this, 0.07 square mile (0.1812991677 km²) or 0.1 percent is water. The streams of Wildcat Creek and Willow Branch run through this township.Adjacent townships
- Goose Creek TownshipGoose Creek Township, Piatt County, IllinoisGoose Creek Township is a township in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 852.Ameren's Goose Creek Power Plant, a combustion turbine generator power plant, is located in Goose Creek Township.-Geography:...
(north) - Monticello TownshipMonticello Township, Piatt County, IllinoisMonticello Township is a township in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,604.-Geography:Monticello Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.14 percent is water...
(east) - Bement TownshipBement Township, Piatt County, IllinoisBement Township is a township in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,979.-Cities and towns:* Bement* Ivesdale -Adjacent townships:* Monticello Township...
(southeast) - Cerro Gordo TownshipCerro Gordo Township, Piatt County, IllinoisCerro Gordo Township is a township in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,199.-Adjacent townships:* Willow Branch Township * Bement Township * Unity Township...
(south) - Oakley Township, Macon CountyOakley Township, Macon County, IllinoisOakley Township is located in Macon County, Illinois. The population was 1,177 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...
(southwest) - Friends Creek Township, Macon CountyFriends Creek Township, Macon County, IllinoisFriends Creek Township is located in Macon County, Illinois. The population was 1,456 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...
(west) - Whitmore Township, Macon CountyWhitmore Township, Macon County, IllinoisWhitmore Township is located in Macon County, Illinois. The population was 4,474 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...
(west) - Nixon Township, DeWitt CountyNixon Township, DeWitt County, IllinoisNixon Township is one of thirteen townships in DeWitt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 590.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Nixon Township covers an area of .-School districts:...
(northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains eight cemeteries: Ater, Cronninger, Pioneer, Stringtown, Van Meter, Warfield Family, West France and Willow Branch.Major highways
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Interstate 72Interstate 72Interstate 72 is an Interstate Highway in the midwestern United States. Its western terminus is in Hannibal, Missouri, at an intersection with U.S. Route 61; its eastern terminus is at Country Fair Drive in Champaign, Illinois. In 2006, the Illinois General Assembly dedicated all of Interstate 72... -
Illinois State Route 48