Wheatland Township, Bureau County, Illinois

Wheatland Township
—  Township  —
Location in Bureau County
Bureau County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°11′58″N 89°30′01″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Bureau
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	17.82 sq mi (46.14 km2)
• Land	17.81 sq mi (46.12 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.04%
Elevation	682 ft (208 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	129
• Density	7.2/sq mi (2.8/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61368, 61421, 61537, 61560
GNIS feature ID	0429924

Wheatland Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 129. Wheatland Township was originally part of Milo Township, and became a separate township on an unknown date.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Wheatland Township covers an area of 17.82 square miles (46.2 km²); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) or 0.04 percent is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Lone Tree Corners
• Whitefield

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Hunter and Lone Tree.

School districts

• Bradford Community Unit School District 1
• Henry-Senachwine Community Unit School District 5

Political districts

• Illinois' 18th congressional district
• State House District 73
• State Senate District 37

References

• "Wheatland Township, Bureau County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429924. Retrieved 2010-01-04. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives