Pierce Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

Pierce Township
—  Township  —
Location in DeKalb County
DeKalb County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°50′54″N 88°39′29″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DeKalb
Established	Prior to 1853
Area
• Total	35.12 sq mi (90.95 km2)
• Land	35.07 sq mi (90.83 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)  0.12%
Elevation	804 ft (245 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	473
• Density	13.5/sq mi (5.2/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60115, 60119, 60151, 60520
GNIS feature ID	0429561

Pierce Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 473. Pierce Township was formed from Squaw Grove and Pampas Township before 1853.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Pierce Township covers an area of 35.12 square miles (91.0 km²); of this, 35.07 square miles (90.8 km²) (99.87 percent) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (0.12 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Maple Park (partial)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Community Methodist and Saint Marys.

School districts

• Dekalb Community Unit School District 428
• Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429
• Indian Creek Community Unit District 425
• Kaneland Community Unit School District 302

Political districts

• Illinois's 14th congressional district
• State House District 70
• State Senate District 35

References

• "Pierce Township, DeKalb County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429561. Retrieved 2010-07-04. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois
• DeKalb County Official Site