Cherry Grove-Shannon Township, Carroll County, Illinois

Cherry Grove-Shannon Township
—  Township  —
Location in Carroll County
Carroll County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°09′30″N 89°46′30″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Carroll
Government
• Supervisor	Kenneth Moll
Area
• Total	53.48 sq mi (138.5 km2)
• Land	53.47 sq mi (138.48 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.01%
Elevation	932 ft (284 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,556
• Density	29.1/sq mi (11.2/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61046, 61078
GNIS feature ID	0428798

Cherry Grove-Shannon Township is one of twelve townships in Carroll County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,556.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Cherry Grove-Shannon Township covers an area of 53.48 square miles (138.5 km²); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) or 0.01 percent is water.

Cities

• Shannon

Unincorporated towns

• Georgetown
• Kittredge
• Zier Cors

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Brethren, Cherry Grove Brethren, Saint Wendelin, Shell and Spring Valley.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 72
• Illinois Route 73

Airports and landing strips

• Block Airport
• Kenneth Moll Airport
• Swan Valley Farm Airport

School districts

• Eastland Community Unit School District 308
• Pearl City Community Unit School District 200

Political districts

• Illinois' 16th congressional district
• State House District 89
• State Senate District 45

References

• "Cherry Grove-Shannon Township, Carroll County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428798. Retrieved 2010-01-04. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Carroll County official site