Morgan Township, Coles County, Illinois

Morgan Township
—  Township  —
Location in Coles County
Coles County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°35′44″N 88°06′37″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Coles
Established	November 8, 1859
Area
• Total	26.47 sq mi (68.55 km2)
• Land	26.44 sq mi (68.47 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.12%
Elevation	669 ft (204 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	367
• Density	13.9/sq mi (5.4/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61920, 61930, 61943
GNIS feature ID	0429393

Morgan Township is one of twelve townships in Coles County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 367.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Morgan Township covers an area of 26.47 square miles (68.6 km²); of this, 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) or 0.12 percent is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Bushton
• Rardin

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Craig, Hoagland (historical), Knoch, Union and Winkleblack.

School districts

• Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306
• Charleston Community Unit School District 1
• Oakland Community Unit School District 5

Political districts

• Illinois' 15th congressional district
• State House District 110
• State Senate District 55

References

• "Morgan Township, Coles County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429393. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives