Joshua Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Joshua Township
—  Township  —
Location in Fulton County
Fulton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°34′50″N 90°09′28″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fulton
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	35.54 sq mi (92.05 km2)
• Land	34.85 sq mi (90.25 km2)
• Water	0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)  1.96%
Elevation	646 ft (197 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	529
• Density	15.2/sq mi (5.9/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61427, 61432, 61520
GNIS feature ID	0429191

Joshua Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 529.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Joshua Township covers an area of 35.54 square miles (92.0 km²); of this, 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) or 1.96 percent is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Fiatt

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

• Bybee
• Sugarville

Cemeteries

The township contains these cemeteries: Bybee, Fiatt, Gardiner, Locust Lane and Moore.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 9
• Illinois Route 97

School districts

• Canton Union School District 66
• Community Unit School District 3 Fulton City
• Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

• Illinois' 17th congressional district
• State House District 91
• State Senate District 46

References

• "Joshua Township, Fulton County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429191. Retrieved 2010-01-16. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives