Paradise Township, Coles County, Illinois

Paradise Township
—  Township  —
Location in Coles County
Coles County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°24′23″N 88°25′02″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Coles
Established	November 8, 1859
Area
• Total	23.92 sq mi (61.96 km2)
• Land	23.38 sq mi (60.56 km2)
• Water	0.54 sq mi (1.39 km2)  2.24%
Elevation	673 ft (205 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,324
• Density	56.6/sq mi (21.9/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61928, 61938, 62447, 62469
GNIS feature ID	0429527

Paradise Township is one of twelve townships in Coles County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,324.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Paradise Township covers an area of 23.92 square miles (62.0 km²); of this, 0.54 square miles (1.4 km²) or 2.24 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Mattoon (southwest edge)

Unincorporated towns

• Etna
• Paradise

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Campground, Dry Grove, Old Baptist and Zion Hill.

Major highways

• Interstate 57
• US Route 45
• Illinois Route 121

School districts

• Mattoon Community Unit School District 2
• Neoga Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

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

References

• "Paradise 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:0429527. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives