Joshua Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Joshua Township
Township
Location in Fulton County
Fulton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°34′50″N 90°09′28″W / 40.58056°N 90.15778°WCoordinates: 40°34′50″N 90°09′28″W / 40.58056°N 90.15778°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fulton
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	35.53 sq mi (92.0 km^2)
• Land	34.83 sq mi (90.2 km^2)
• Water	0.7 sq mi (2 km^2)  1.97%
Elevation	646 ft (197 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	510
• Density	14.6/sq mi (5.6/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61427, 61432, 61520
GNIS feature ID	0429191

Joshua Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 510 and it contained 206 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.53 square miles (92.0 km²), of which 34.83 square miles (90.2 km²) (or 98.03%) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) (or 1.97%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Fiatt

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

• Bybee
• Sugarville

Cemeteries

The township contains these cemeteries: Bybee, Fiatt, Gardiner, Locust Lane and Moore.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 9
• Illinois Route 97

School districts

• Canton Union School District 66
• Community Unit School District 3 Fulton City
• Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

• Illinois' 17th congressional district
• State House District 91
• State Senate District 46

References

• "Joshua Township, Fulton 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