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Fall Creek Township, Adams County, Illinois

Coordinates: 39°48′33″N 91°20′12″W / 39.80917°N 91.33667°W / 39.80917; -91.33667
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Fall Creek Township
Township
Fall Creek, seen from the Illinois Route 57 bridge
Fall Creek, seen from the Illinois Route 57 bridge
Location in Adams County
Location in Adams County
Adams County's location in Illinois
Adams County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°48′33″N 91°20′12″W / 39.80917°N 91.33667°W / 39.80917; -91.33667
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyAdams
EstablishedNovember 6, 1849
Area
 • Total38.83 sq mi (100.6 km2)
 • Land36.43 sq mi (94.4 km2)
 • Water2.4 sq mi (6 km2)  6.18%
Elevation
479 ft (146 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
522
 • Density14.5/sq mi (5.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
62301, 62360
FIPS code17-001-25258

Fall Creek Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 529 and it contained 234 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 38.83 square miles (100.6 km2), of which 36.43 square miles (94.4 km2) (or 93.82%) is land and 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2) (or 6.18%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Bluff Hall, Craigtown, Fall Creek Chapel and Thompson.

Major highways

Rivers

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)522[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Payson Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

References

  • "Fall Creek Township, Adams County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  • 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. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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