Kansas Township, Edgar County, Illinois

Kansas Township
—  Township  —
Location in Edgar County
Edgar County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°32′46″N 87°55′39″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Edgar
Established	November 4, 1856
Area
• Total	40.56 sq mi (105.05 km2)
• Land	40.55 sq mi (105.02 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,101
• Density	27.2/sq mi (10.5/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61933, 61944
GNIS feature ID	0429195

Kansas Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,101.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Kansas Township covers an area of 40.56 square miles (105.0 km²); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) or 0.03 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Kansas

Extinct towns

• Warrington

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Boyer, Cornwell, Fairview, Harmony, Pleasant Hill, Poulter, Waite and Wilhoit.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 16
• Illinois Route 49

Education

Kansas Township contains two schools: Kansas Elementary School and Kansas High School.

School districts

• Kansas Community Unit School District 3
• Shiloh Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

• Illinois' 15th congressional district
• State House District 109
• State Senate District 55

References

• "Kansas Township, Edgar County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives Archived 10 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
• Edgar County Official Site