Putman Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Putman Township
—  Township  —
Location in Fulton County
Fulton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°29′36″N 90°09′36″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fulton
Area
• Total	35.22 sq mi (91.21 km2)
• Land	33.59 sq mi (87.01 km2)
• Water	1.62 sq mi (4.21 km2)  4.62%
Elevation	607 ft (185 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,137
• Density	63.6/sq mi (24.6/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61427, 61519, 61520, 61542
GNIS feature ID	0429609

Putman Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,198.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Putman Township covers an area of 35.22 square miles (91.2 km²); of this, 1.62 square miles (4.2 km²) or 4.62 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Cuba

Extinct towns

• Civer
• Fulton Center

(These are described as "historical" by the USGS.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Blackaby, Connor, Cuba, Saunders and Thompson.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 95
• Illinois Route 97
• Illinois Route 100

Lakes

• Fisher Lake
• Frog Lake
• Long Lake
• Lake Marie
• Lake Wee-Ma-Tuk
• Mason Lake
• Rose Lake
• Stevens Lake
• Swimming Lake
• Traer Lake
• Truax Lake
• Woods Lake

School districts

• Community Unit School District 3 Fulton City
• Lewistown School District 97

Political districts

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

References

• "Putman 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:0429609. Retrieved 2010-01-16. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives