Garfield Township, Grundy County, Illinois
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| Garfield Township | |
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| Coordinates: 41°09′47″N 88°19′46″W / 41.16306°N 88.32944°WCoordinates: 41°09′47″N 88°19′46″W / 41.16306°N 88.32944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Grundy |
| Established | March 10, 1903 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.22 sq mi (47.2 km2) |
| • Land | 18.19 sq mi (47.12 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 0.17% |
| Elevation | 594 ft (181 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,543 |
| • Density | 84.8/sq mi (32.7/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 60424 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0429042 |
Garfield Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,543.[1]
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Garfield Township covers an area of 18.22 square miles (47.2 km2); of this, 18.19 square miles (47.1 km2) (99.83 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (0.17 percent) is water.
[edit] Cities, towns, villages
- Gardner (vast majority)
[edit] Cemeteries
The township contains Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery.
[edit] Major highways
[edit] School districts
- Herscher Community Unit School District 2
[edit] Political districts
- Illinois' 11th congressional district
- State House District 75
- State Senate District 38
[edit] References
- "Garfield Township, Grundy County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429042. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
[edit] External links
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