Robinson Township, Crawford County, Illinois

Robinson Township
—  Township  —
Location in Crawford County
Crawford County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°00′50″N 87°44′59″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Crawford
Established	November 5, 1867
Area
• Total	57.5 sq mi (148.92 km2)
• Land	57.25 sq mi (148.28 km2)
• Water	0.24 sq mi (0.63 km2)  0.42%
Elevation	548 ft (167 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	10,138
• Density	177.1/sq mi (68.4/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62433, 62454
GNIS feature ID	0429651

Robinson Township is one of ten townships in Crawford County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 10,138.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Robinson Township covers an area of 57.5 square miles (149 km²); of this, 0.24 square miles (0.62 km²) or 0.42 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Robinson (the county seat)

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Duncanville, Kirk, Minnick, New Robinson, Newlin and Old Robinson.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 1
• Illinois Route 33

Airports and landing strips

• Crawford Memorial Hospital Heliport

Lakes

• Brooks Lake
• West Lake

Landmarks

• City Park
• Washington Park

School districts

• Robinson Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

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

References

• "Robinson Township, Crawford 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