Clement Township, Clinton County, Illinois

Clement Township
—  Township  —
Location in Clinton County
Clinton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°36′37″N 89°17′35″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clinton
Established	November 4, 1873
Area
• Total	25.93 sq mi (67.17 km2)
• Land	18.9 sq mi (48.94 km2)
• Water	7.04 sq mi (18.22 km2)  27.13%
Elevation	456 ft (139 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	515
• Density	27.2/sq mi (10.5/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62231 62801
GNIS feature ID	0428820

Clement Township is one of fifteen townships in Clinton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 515. Clement Township was formed from Carlyle Township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Clement Township covers an area of 25.93 square miles (67.2 km²); of this, 7.04 square miles (18.2 km²) or 27.13 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Huey

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Collins, Gerdes and Matsler.

Major highways

• US Route 50

Landmarks

• Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area (southeast edge)
• South Shore State Park

School districts

• Carlyle Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

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

References

• "Clement 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:0428820. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives