Papineau Township, Iroquois County, Illinois
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| Papineau Township | |
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| Coordinates: 40°58′40″N 87°44′41″W / 40.97778°N 87.74472°WCoordinates: 40°58′40″N 87°44′41″W / 40.97778°N 87.74472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Iroquois |
| Established | November 6, 1855 |
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| • Total | 29.56 sq mi (76.55 km2) |
| • Land | 29.41 sq mi (76.17 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2) 0.5% |
| Elevation | 614 ft (187 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 647 |
| • Density | 22/sq mi (8.5/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 60912, 60951, 60964 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0429526 |
Papineau Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 647[1].
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Papineau Township covers an area of 29.56 square miles (76.6 km2); of this, 29.41 square miles (76.2 km2) (99.5 percent) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2) (0.5 percent) is water. Papineau Township changed its name from Wygant Township on September 16, 1862.
[edit] Cities, towns, villages
[edit] Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Jones, Oak Ridge, Papineau and Saint Joseph.
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[edit] School districts
- Donovan Community Unit School District 3
[edit] Political districts
- Illinois' 15th congressional district
- State House District 79
- State Senate District 40
[edit] References
- "Papineau Township, Iroquois County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429526. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
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