Alto Township, Lee County, Illinois

Alto Township
—  Township  —
Location in Lee County
Lee County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°50′27″N 88°59′51″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Lee
Established	February 28, 1860
Government
• Supervisor	Dennis E. Burkhart
Area
• Total	34.85 sq mi (90.25 km2)
• Land	34.82 sq mi (90.17 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.09%
Elevation	830 ft (253 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	577
• Density	16.6/sq mi (6.4/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60530, 60553, 61068
GNIS feature ID	0428585

Alto Township is one of twenty-two townships in Lee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 577.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Alto Township covers an area of 34.85 square miles (90.3 km²); of this, 34.82 square miles (90.2 km²) (99.91 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (0.09 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Steward

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Steward and Union.

Airports and landing strips

• Thompson Landing Strip
• Wilbur Thompson Airport

School districts

• Indian Creek Community Unit District 425

Political districts

• Illinois's 14th congressional district
• State House District 90
• State Senate District 45

References

• "Alto Township, Lee County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428585. Retrieved 2010-11-19. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois