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Brookside Township, Clinton County, Illinois

Coordinates: 38°32′N 89°12′W / 38.533°N 89.200°W / 38.533; -89.200
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Brookside Township
Township
Location in Clinton County
Location in Clinton County
Clinton County's location in Illinois
Clinton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°32′N 89°12′W / 38.533°N 89.200°W / 38.533; -89.200
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyClinton
EstablishedNovember 4, 1873
Area
 • Total24.33 sq mi (63.0 km2)
 • Land24.33 sq mi (63.0 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
449 ft (137 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
5,382
 • Density226.2/sq mi (87.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
62250, 62801
FIPS code17-027-08732

Brookside Township is one of fifteen townships in Clinton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,503 and it contained 1,700 housing units.[2] The township's name changed from Crooked Creek Township on June 1, 1874.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.33 square miles (63.0 km2), all land.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Barker, Chambers, Garrison, Gilmore, Jolliff, Jones and Petrea.[3]

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Centralia Correctional Center Heliport

Landmarks

  • Fairview Park
  • Warren G Murray Developmental Center

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)5,382[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

School districts

  • Carlyle Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

References

  • "Brookside Township, Clinton County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ^ "Brookside Township Cemetery Index". Clinton Co ILGenWeb Project. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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