East Fork Township, Clinton County, Illinois

East Fork Township
—  Township  —
Location in Clinton County
Clinton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°41′57″N 89°11′49″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clinton
Established	November 4, 1873
Area
• Total	37.68 sq mi (97.58 km2)
• Land	31.64 sq mi (81.94 km2)
• Water	6.04 sq mi (15.64 km2)  16.03%
Elevation	476 ft (145 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	409
• Density	12.9/sq mi (5/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62231, 62253, 62283 62882
GNIS feature ID	0428931

East Fork Township is one of fifteen townships in Clinton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 409. Its name changed to Morris on June 1, 1874 and then back to East Fork.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, East Fork Township covers an area of 37.68 square miles (97.6 km²); of this, 6.04 square miles (15.6 km²) or 16.03 percent is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Boulder

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Brewster, Clark, Ebenezer, Hawkins, New Carter, Old Carter, Prairie Chapel and Prichett.

Rivers

• North Fork Kaskaskia River

School districts

• Carlyle Community Unit School District 1
• Patoka Community Unit School District 100
• Sandoval Community Unit School District 501

Political districts

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

References

• "East Fork 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:0428931. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives