Crescent Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Crescent Township
—  Township  —
Location in Iroquois County
Iroquois County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°43′40″N 87°49′19″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Iroquois
Established	September 17, 1868
Area
• Total	36.34 sq mi (94.13 km2)
• Land	36.34 sq mi (94.13 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	650 ft (198 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	644
• Density	17.7/sq mi (6.8/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60928, 60938, 60953, 60955, 60970
GNIS feature ID	0428854

Crescent Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 644. Crescent Township was originally named Logan Township when it formed from Belmont Township on September 17, 1868. The named was then changed to Grenard Township in September 1869, and finally to Crescent Township on an unknown date.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Crescent Township covers an area of 36.34 square miles (94.1 km²).

Cities, towns, villages

• Crescent City (southeast quarter)

Cemeteries

The township contains Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 24
• Illinois Route 49

School districts

• Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6
• Crescent Iroquois Community Unit School District 249
• Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9

Political districts

• Illinois' 15th congressional district
• State House District 105
• State Senate District 53

References

• "Crescent Township, Iroquois County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428854. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives