Astoria Township, Fulton County, Illinois

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Astoria Township
—  Township  —
Location in Fulton County
Fulton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°13′53″N 90°23′58″W / 40.23139°N 90.39944°W / 40.23139; -90.39944Coordinates: 40°13′53″N 90°23′58″W / 40.23139°N 90.39944°W / 40.23139; -90.39944
Country United States
State Illinois
County Fulton
Established November 6, 1849
Area
 • Total 36.58 sq mi (94.75 km2)
 • Land 36.16 sq mi (93.64 km2)
 • Water 0.43 sq mi (1.11 km2)  1.17%
Elevation 679 ft (207 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,517
 • Density 42/sq mi (16.2/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 61484, 61501
GNIS feature ID 0428613

Astoria Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,517[1].

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[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Astoria Township covers an area of 36.58 square miles (94.7 km2); of this, 0.43 square miles (1.1 km2) or 1.17 percent is water.

[edit] Cities, towns, villages

  • Astoria
  • Washington (no longer exists due to another town in the state with the name). The village contained 48 lots. It was laid out in 1836 & it had a small general store,a few cabins,blacksmith shop and a school house nearby which was also used to hold church services. The village never grew & ceased to exist.
  • Vienna was laid out by Zach gilbert,Benjamin Clark & a mr.Bacon on June 9, 1837. Due to another town in the sate with this name it was changed to Astoria.

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Astoria, Oak Grove, Salem, South Fulton and Union Chapel.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Airports and landing strips

  • Campbell Landing Strip

[edit] Lakes

  • Emmanuel Lake

[edit] School districts

  • Astoria Community Unit School District 1
  • V I T Community Unit School District 2

[edit] Political districts

[edit] References

  1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

[edit] External links

Eldorado Township, McDonough County Vermont Township Pleasant Township
Oakland Township, Schuyler County Woodland Township
   Astoria Township    
Rushville Township, Schuyler County Browning Township, Schuyler County Hickory Township, Schuyler County
Municipalities and communities of Fulton County, Illinois, United States
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Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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