Goode Township, Franklin County, Illinois

Goode Township
Township
Location in Franklin County
Franklin County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°04′50″N 89°05′05″W / 38.08056°N 89.08472°WCoordinates: 38°04′50″N 89°05′05″W / 38.08056°N 89.08472°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Franklin
Established	November 4, 1884
Area
• Total	28.22 sq mi (73.1 km^2)
• Land	27.93 sq mi (72.3 km^2)
• Water	0.29 sq mi (0.8 km^2)  1.03%
Elevation	433 ft (132 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,715
• Density	97.2/sq mi (37.5/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62865, 62883, 62884
GNIS feature ID	0429059

Goode Township is one of twelve townships in Franklin County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,715 and it contained 1,268 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.22 square miles (73.1 km²), of which 27.93 square miles (72.3 km²) (or 98.97%) is land and 0.29 square miles (0.75 km²) (or 1.03%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Sesser (vast majority)

Unincorporated towns

• Meyer

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Bear Point, Maple Hill, Mitchell and Youngblood.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 148
• Illinois Route 154

School districts

• Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196

Political districts

• Illinois' 12th congressional district
• State House District 117
• State Senate District 59

References

• "Goode Township, Franklin County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives