Bonus Township, Boone County, Illinois

Bonus Township
—  Township  —
Location in Boone County
Boone County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°17′03″N 88°46′25″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Boone
Settlement	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	35.77 sq mi (92.63 km2)
• Land	35.66 sq mi (92.37 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.27 km2)  0.29%
Elevation	797 ft (243 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	2,662
• Density	74.6/sq mi (28.8/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60152, 61008, 61038, 61065
GNIS feature ID	0427934

Bonus Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,662.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Bonus Township covers an area of 35.77 square miles (92.6 km²); of this, 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) or 0.29 percent is water.

Cities

• Belvidere (east edge)
• Poplar Grove (southeast edge)

Unincorporated towns

• Garden Prairie

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Andrus, East Bonus, Garden Prairie and Lawrenceville.

Major highways

• US Route 20

Airports and landing strips

• Bob Walberg Field
• Green Giant-Dillon Farm Heliport

School districts

• Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
• North Boone Community Unit School District 200

Political districts

• Illinois' 16th congressional district
• State House District 69
• State Senate District 35

References

• "Bonus Township, Boone County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives