Paris Township, Edgar County, Illinois

Paris Township
—  Township  —
Location in Edgar County
Edgar County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°37′50″N 87°42′34″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Edgar
Established	November 4, 1856
Area
• Total	45.39 sq mi (117.57 km2)
• Land	44.99 sq mi (116.53 km2)
• Water	0.4 sq mi (1.04 km2)  0.88%
Elevation	689 ft (210 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	10,692
• Density	237.7/sq mi (91.8/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	61944
GNIS feature ID	0429528

Paris Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 10,692.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Paris Township covers an area of 45.39 square miles (117.6 km²); of this, 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) or 0.88 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Paris (vast majority)

Extinct towns

• Harris

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Conkey, Edgar, Paris Memorial Gardens, Redmon and Saint Marys.

Major highways

• US Route 150
• Illinois Route 1
• Illinois Route 16
• Illinois Route 133

Airports and landing strips

• Paris Community Hospital Heliport
• Stewart Airport

Education

Paris Township contains six schools: Carolyn Wenz Elementary School Crestwood School Mayo Middle School Memorial Elementary School, Paris Cooperative High School Saint Mary's School

Public School districts

• Paris Community Unit School District 4 Paris Crestwood Unit 4
• Paris-Union School District 95 Paris District 95

Political districts

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

References

• "Paris Township, Edgar 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
• Edgar County Official Site