Bernadotte Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Bernadotte Township
—  Township  —
Location in Fulton County
Fulton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°24′24″N 90°16′14″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fulton
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	37.7 sq mi (97.65 km2)
• Land	37.69 sq mi (97.61 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)  0.04%
Elevation	476 ft (145 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	306
• Density	8.1/sq mi (3.1/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61427, 61441, 61477, 61482, 61542
GNIS feature ID	0428662

Bernadotte Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 306.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Bernadotte Township covers an area of 37.7 square miles (98 km²); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) or 0.04 percent is water.

Extinct towns

• Bernadotte
• Tuscumbia
• Cameron Grove (aka Colemans grove) was a picnic area & settlement 3 miles up the spoon River north of Bernadotte in the early days.
• Providence was a small community with a lovely church and cemetery.
• Bennington was a former village that had a post office established Sept 20,1823 and discontinued May 20, 1835.

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Engle, Providence, Randol and Stites.

Landmarks

• Camp Ellis Landing Strip

School districts

• Community Unit School District 3 Fulton City
• Lewistown School District 97
• V I T Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

• Illinois' 17th congressional district
• State House District 94
• State Senate District 47

References

• "Bernadotte Township, Fulton County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-16. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives