Camargo Township, Douglas County, Illinois

Camargo Township
—  Township  —
Location in Douglas County
Douglas County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°49′31″N 88°10′02″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Douglas
Established	November 5, 1867
Area
• Total	38.69 sq mi (100.2 km2)
• Land	38.62 sq mi (100.03 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.17 km2)  0.17%
Elevation	656 ft (200 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	3,576
• Density	92.6/sq mi (35.7/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61919, 61953, 61956
GNIS feature ID	0428751

Camargo Township is one of nine townships in Douglas County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,576.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Camargo Township covers an area of 38.69 square miles (100.2 km²); of this, 38.62 square miles (100.0 km²) (99.83 percent) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (0.17 percent) is water. The Embarras River flows through the township. The township contains Spring Lake.

Cities, towns, villages

• Camargo
• Villa Grove

Unincorporated towns

• Patterson Springs at 39.792255°N 88.192822°W / 39.792255; -88.192822

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Broadus, Hammett and Oak Ridge.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 36
• Illinois Route 130

School districts

• Tuscola Community Unit School District 301
• Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302

Political districts

• State House District 110
• State Senate District 55

References

• "Camargo Township, Douglas County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois