Santa Fe Township, Clinton County, Illinois

Santa Fe Township
—  Township  —
Location in Clinton County
Clinton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°32′30″N 89°25′30″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clinton
Area
• Total	25.6 sq mi (66.3 km2)
• Land	25.44 sq mi (65.88 km2)
• Water	0.16 sq mi (0.42 km2)  0.63%
Elevation	446 ft (136 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,127
• Density	44.3/sq mi (17.1/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62218, 62231, 62271
GNIS feature ID	0427929

Santa Fe Township is one of fifteen townships in Clinton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,127. The township was formed from part of Germantown and Carlyle townships.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Santa Fe Township covers an area of 25.6 square miles (66 km²); of this, 0.16 square miles (0.41 km²) or 0.63 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Bartelso

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Ira Maddux, Johnson, Locey, Saint Cecelia and Sharp.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 161

Lakes

• Big Flat Lake
• Cow Lake
• Goose Lake
• Hog Lake
• Horseshoe Lake
• Litte Swan Lake
• Little Flat Lake
• Long Lake
• Savage Lake
• Townsend Lake
• Wildcat Lake

Landmarks

• Royal Lake Resort (southwest half)

School districts

• Carlyle Community Unit School District 1
• Central Community High School District
• Bartelso Elementary School District

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 107
• State Senate District 54

References

• "Santa Fe Township, Clinton County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0427929. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives