Greenville Township, Bureau County, Illinois

Greenville Township
—  Township  —
Location in Bureau County
Bureau County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°32′27″N 89°41′29″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Bureau
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	36.53 sq mi (94.61 km2)
• Land	36.5 sq mi (94.54 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)  0.07%
Elevation	630 ft (192 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	397
• Density	10.9/sq mi (4.2/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61243, 61283, 61346, 61376
GNIS feature ID	0429081

Greenville Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 397.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Greenville Township covers an area of 36.53 square miles (94.6 km²); of this, 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) or 0.07 percent is water.

Cities

• New Bedford

Unincorporated towns

• Normandy

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Bowen, Fairfield and New Bedford Chapel.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 88
• Illinois Route 92

School districts

• Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340

Political districts

• Illinois' 14th congressional district
• State House District 74
• State Senate District 37

References

• "Greenville Township, Bureau County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429081. Retrieved 2010-01-04. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives