East Oakland Township, Coles County, Illinois

East Oakland Township
—  Township  —
Location in Coles County
Coles County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°38′03″N 88°01′16″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Coles
Established	November 8, 1859
Area
• Total	39.28 sq mi (101.74 km2)
• Land	39.2 sq mi (101.52 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.22 km2)  0.22%
Elevation	659 ft (201 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,710
• Density	43.6/sq mi (16.8/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61912, 61943
GNIS feature ID	0428937

East Oakland Township is one of twelve townships in Coles County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,710. The township changed its name from Oakland Township on May 7, 1860.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, East Oakland Township covers an area of 39.28 square miles (101.7 km²); of this, 0.08 square miles (0.21 km²) or 0.22 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Oakland

Extinct towns

• Kings
• Pinhook

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Bell, Berry, Fairview, Oak Grove, Rosedale and Shields.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 133

School districts

• Kansas Community Unit School District 3
• Oakland Community Unit School District 5

Political districts

• Illinois' 15th congressional district
• State House District 110
• State Senate District 55

References

• "East Oakland Township, Coles County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428937. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives