Английская Википедия:Fountain Creek Township, Iroquois County, Illinois
Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox settlement Fountain Creek Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 368 and it contained 145 housing units.[1] Fountain Creek Township formed from a portion of Ash Grove Township on September 15, 1868.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of Шаблон:Convert, all land.[1] Nearly all of the township consists of flat, open farmland. Two small waterways, Fountain Creek and Whiskey Creek, flow northeast across the township and meet north of Goodwine.
A Union Pacific rail line connecting Chicago and St. Louis runs northeast-to-southwest through the eastern half of the township, and a branch of the defunct Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad crosses it near the northern border.
Unincorporated towns
- Claytonville at Шаблон:Coord, half a mile from the northern edge of the township on County Road 1600 East.
- Fountain Creek at Шаблон:Coord on County Road 200 North.
- Goodwine at Шаблон:Coord, two miles east of Claytonville on County Road 1800 East.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains one cemetery: Old Apostolic, near Fountain Creek.
Demographics
School districts
- Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6
- Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11
- Milford Area Public Schools #124
Political districts
- Illinois' 15th congressional district
- State House District 105
- State Senate District 53
References
- Шаблон:Cite gnis
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
External links
Шаблон:Geographic Location Шаблон:Iroquois County, Illinois