Orion Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Orion Township
—  Township  —
Location in Fulton County
Fulton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°35′03″N 89°55′53″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fulton
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	36.87 sq mi (95.49 km2)
• Land	36.5 sq mi (94.54 km2)
• Water	0.37 sq mi (0.95 km2)  0.99%
Elevation	630 ft (192 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,003
• Density	27.5/sq mi (10.6/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61520, 61533
GNIS feature ID	0429504

Orion Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,003.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Orion Township covers an area of 36.87 square miles (95.5 km²); of this, 0.37 square miles (0.96 km²) or 0.99 percent is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Breeds
• Rawalts

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Breeds, Orendorff, Red School and Wolf.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 9

School districts

• Canton Union School District 66
• Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265
• Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327

Political districts

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

References

• "Orion 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:0429504. Retrieved 2010-01-16. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives