Clarion Township, Bureau County, Illinois

Clarion Township
—  Township  —
Location in Bureau County
Bureau County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°32′16″N 89°13′31″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Bureau
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	35.34 sq mi (91.53 km2)
• Land	35.34 sq mi (91.53 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	833 ft (254 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	421
• Density	11.9/sq mi (4.6/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61330, 61342
GNIS feature ID	0428814

Clarion Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 421.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Clarion Township covers an area of 35.34 square miles (91.5 km²).

Cities

• La Moille (east quarter)

Unincorporated towns

• Clarion
• Wendel

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Clarion Lutheran, Erbes, German Evangelical, Hetzler and Hill.

Major highways

• US Route 34
• Illinois Route 89

Airports and landing strips

• Ivan E Bauer Heliport
• Keutzer Airport
• Otterbach Farm Airport

School districts

• La Moille Community Unit School District 303
• Mendota Elementary District 289
• Mendota High School District 280

Political districts

• Illinois' 11th congressional district
• State House District 76
• State House District 90
• State Senate District 38
• State Senate District 45

References

• "Clarion Township, Bureau County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428814. Retrieved 2010-01-04. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives