Symmes Township, Edgar County, Illinois

Symmes Township
—  Township  —
Location in Edgar County
Edgar County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°31′44″N 87°42′17″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Edgar
Established	November 4, 1856
Area
• Total	42.4 sq mi (109.82 km2)
• Land	42.36 sq mi (109.7 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2)  0.11%
Elevation	636 ft (194 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,077
• Density	25.4/sq mi (9.8/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61944, 62423, 62441
GNIS feature ID	0429821

Symmes Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,077. The township was called Marion Township until May 9, 1857.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Symmes Township covers an area of 42.4 square miles (110 km²); of this, 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) or 0.11 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Paris (south edge)

Unincorporated towns

• Oliver

Extinct towns

• Bell Ridge

Cemeteries

The township contains these thirteen cemeteries: Cassady, Chronic, Elledge Holley, Laufman, Lycan, New Hope, O'Hair, Ogden, Quinn, Stephens, Swango, Walls and Zimmerly.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 1

School districts

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

Political districts

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

References

• "Symmes 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