Goose Creek Township, Piatt County, Illinois
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| Goose Creek Township | |
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| — Township — | |
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| Coordinates: 40°06′16″N 88°38′21″W / 40.10444°N 88.63917°WCoordinates: 40°06′16″N 88°38′21″W / 40.10444°N 88.63917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Piatt |
| Established | November 8, 1859 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 56.44 sq mi (146.18 km2) |
| • Land | 56.42 sq mi (146.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.03% |
| Elevation | 699 ft (213 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 852 |
| • Density | 15.1/sq mi (5.8/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0429061 |
Goose Creek Township is a township in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 852.[1]
Ameren's Goose Creek Power Plant, a combustion turbine generator (CTG) power plant, is located in Goose Creek Township.[2]
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Geography [edit]
Goose Creek Township covers an area of 56.44 square miles (146.2 km2); of this, 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) or 0.03 percent is water.
Cities and towns [edit]
Extinct towns [edit]
- Combs
Adjacent townships [edit]
- Santa Anna Township, DeWitt County (north)
- Blue Ridge Township (northeast)
- Sangamon Township (east)
- Monticello Township (southeast)
- Willow Branch Township (south)
- Friends Creek Township, Macon County (southwest)
- Nixon Township, DeWitt County (west)
- DeWitt Township, DeWitt County (northwest)
Cemeteries [edit]
The township contains eight cemeteries: Deland, Dillow Family, Dooley Family, Kentuck, Marquiss, Morain, Mosgrove and Old Monticello.
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