East Grove Township, Lee County, Illinois

East Grove Township
—  Township  —
Location in Lee County
Lee County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°38′07″N 89°27′09″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Lee
Established	November 9, 1864
Area
• Total	35.63 sq mi (92.28 km2)
• Land	35.57 sq mi (92.13 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)  0.16%
Elevation	755 ft (230 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	267
• Density	7.5/sq mi (2.9/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61042, 61310, 61349
GNIS feature ID	0428934

East Grove Township is one of twenty-two townships in Lee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 267.

History

East Grove was created from Hamilton Township on November 9, 1864.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, East Grove Township covers an area of 35.63 square miles (92.3 km²); of this, 35.57 square miles (92.1 km²) (99.84 percent) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (0.16 percent) is water.

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Saint Mary's, Stevens and Williams.

School districts

• Amboy Community Unit School District 272

Political districts

• Illinois's 14th congressional district
• State House District 90
• State Senate District 45

References

• "East Grove Township, Lee County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428934. Retrieved 2011-01-12. 
• United States Census Bureau 2010 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois