Wauponsee Township, Grundy County, Illinois
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| Wauponsee Township | |
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| Coordinates: 41°19′16″N 88°25′08″W / 41.32111°N 88.41889°WCoordinates: 41°19′16″N 88°25′08″W / 41.32111°N 88.41889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Grundy |
| Established | November 6, 1849 |
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| • Total | 28 sq mi (72.53 km2) |
| • Land | 27.06 sq mi (70.08 km2) |
| • Water | 0.95 sq mi (2.45 km2) 3.38% |
| Elevation | 551 ft (168 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,491 |
| • Density | 92.1/sq mi (35.5/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 60444, 60450 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0429904 |
Wauponsee Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,491[1].
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Wauponsee Township covers an area of 28 square miles (73 km2); of this, 27.06 square miles (70.1 km2) (96.62 percent) is land and 0.95 square miles (2.5 km2) (3.38 percent) is water.
[edit] Cities, towns, villages
- Morris (south edge)
[edit] Unincorporated towns
- Bradley Subdivision at 41°20′02″N 88°27′27″W / 41.3339211°N 88.4575681°W
- Claypool at 41°20′45″N 88°23′14″W / 41.3458651°N 88.3872885°W
- Claypool Woods at 41°20′39″N 88°24′00″W / 41.3441986°N 88.4000667°W
- Gaslight Village at 41°20′43″N 88°23′37″W / 41.3453096°N 88.3936776°W
- Lori-Sue Subdivision at 41°20′18″N 88°23′45″W / 41.3383652°N 88.3958998°W
- Paytonville at 41°20′12″N 88°25′52″W / 41.3366988°N 88.4311785°W
- Pebble Beach at 41°20′22″N 88°24′00″W / 41.3394763°N 88.4000666°W
- Pine Grove at 41°20′22″N 88°24′16″W / 41.3394763°N 88.4045111°W
- Pine Meadow Estates at 41°20′29″N 88°24′48″W / 41.3414208°N 88.4134003°W
- Richards Park at 41°20′12″N 88°25′27″W / 41.3366987°N 88.4242339°W
- Van Peterson Subdivision at 41°20′13″N 88°24′03″W / 41.3369763°N 88.4008999°W
- Willow Ridge at 41°20′18″N 88°25′26″W / 41.3383653°N 88.4239562°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
[edit] Cemeteries
The township contains Sample Cemetery.
[edit] Major highways
[edit] School districts
- Coal City Community Unit School District 1
Morris High School and Morris Elementary School District
[edit] Political districts
- Illinois' 11th congressional district
- State House District 75
- State Senate District 38
[edit] References
- "Wauponsee Township, Grundy County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429904. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
[edit] External links
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