Ashmore Township, Coles County, Illinois

Ashmore Township
—  Township  —
Location in Coles County
Coles County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°31′46″N 88°02′01″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Coles
Established	November 8, 1859
Area
• Total	53.7 sq mi (139.09 km2)
• Land	53.6 sq mi (138.82 km2)
• Water	0.11 sq mi (0.27 km2)  0.19%
Elevation	692 ft (211 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,447
• Density	27/sq mi (10.4/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61912, 61920, 61933, 61943 62474
GNIS feature ID	0428610

Ashmore Township is one of twelve townships in Coles County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,447.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Ashmore Township covers an area of 53.7 square miles (139 km²); of this, 0.11 square miles (0.28 km²) or 0.19 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Ashmore

Extinct towns

• Embarrass

Cemeteries

The township contains these ten cemeteries: Ashmore, Brooks, Enon, Lafler, Miller, Patsy Mitchell, Reed, Saint Omer, Shoot and Zimmerman.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 16
• Illinois Route 49

Airports and landing strips

• John R Reed Airport

School districts

• Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4c
• Charleston Community Unit School District 1
• Kansas Community Unit School District 3
• Oakland Community Unit School District 5

Political districts

• Illinois' 15th congressional district
• State House District 110
• State Senate District 55

References

• "Ashmore Township, Coles County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428610. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives