Breese Township, Clinton County, Illinois

Breese Township
—  Township  —
Location in Clinton County
Clinton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°36′38″N 89°32′09″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clinton
Established	November 4, 1873
Area
• Total	37.5 sq mi (97.11 km2)
• Land	37.47 sq mi (97.05 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)  0.07%
Elevation	456 ft (139 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	5,044
• Density	134.6/sq mi (52/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62216, 62230, 62231, 62245, 62293
GNIS feature ID	0428705

Breese Township is one of fifteen townships in Clinton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,044.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Breese Township covers an area of 37.5 square miles (97 km²); of this, 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) or 0.07 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Aviston (east edge)
• Breese

Unincorporated towns

• Snearlyville

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Lake Branch, Saint Dominic and Saint John.

Major highways

• US Route 50

Airports and landing strips

• Dennis Meier Heliport
• Saint Josephs Hospital Heliport

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 107
• State Senate District 54

References

• "Breese Township, Clinton County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428705. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives