Looking Glass Township, Clinton County, Illinois

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Looking Glass Township
—  Township  —
Location in Clinton County
Clinton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°30′41″N 89°39′20″W / 38.51139°N 89.65556°W / 38.51139; -89.65556Coordinates: 38°30′41″N 89°39′20″W / 38.51139°N 89.65556°W / 38.51139; -89.65556
Country United States
State Illinois
County Clinton
Established November 4, 1873
Area
 • Total 50.65 sq mi (131.19 km2)
 • Land 50.3 sq mi (130.28 km2)
 • Water 0.35 sq mi (0.91 km2)  0.69%
Elevation 430 ft (131 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 5,555
 • Density 110.4/sq mi (42.6/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 62215, 62245, 62265, 62266, 62293
GNIS feature ID 0429280

Looking Glass Township is one of fifteen townships in Clinton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,555[1].

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[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Looking Glass Township covers an area of 50.65 square miles (131.2 km2); of this, 0.35 square miles (0.91 km2) or 0.69 percent is water.

[edit] Cities, towns, villages

[edit] Unincorporated towns

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

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Green Mount, Harpstrite, New Baden and Saint Bernard.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Airports and landing strips

  • Fischers RLA Airport

[edit] Rivers

[edit] Lakes

  • Broeckling Lake
  • Cooper Lake
  • Little Cooper Lake
  • Long Lake
  • Muskrat Lake
  • Queens Lake

[edit] School districts

  • Wesclin Community Unit School District 3

[edit] Political districts

[edit] References

  1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

[edit] External links

Lebanon Township, St. Clair County Sugar Creek Township Breese Township
Mascoutah Township, St. Clair County Germantown Township
   Looking Glass Township    
Engelmann Township, St. Clair County
Fayetteville Township, St. Clair County		 Venedy Township, Washington County Okawville Township, Washington County
Municipalities and communities of Clinton County, Illinois, United States
Cities
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Townships
Unincorporated
communities
Ghost town
Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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