Martinsville Township, Clark County, Illinois

Martinsville Township
—  Township  —
Location in Clark County
Clark County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°19′21″N 87°51′22″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clark
Established	November 7, 1854
Area
• Total	41.82 sq mi (108.33 km2)
• Land	41.68 sq mi (107.95 km2)
• Water	0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2)  0.35%
Elevation	643 ft (196 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,688
• Density	40.5/sq mi (15.6/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	62442
GNIS feature ID	0429333

Martinsville Township is one of fifteen townships in Clark County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,688.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Martinsville Township covers an area of 41.82 square miles (108.3 km²); of this, 0.15 square miles (0.39 km²) or 0.35 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Martinsville (vast majority)

Unincorporated towns

• Weir

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Island Grove, Kettering, Lincoln, Mount Pleasant, Baird and Rupp.

Major highways

• Interstate 70
• US Route 40

School districts

• Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4c
• Martinsville Community Unit School District 3c

Political districts

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

References

• "Martinsville Township, Clark 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