Northeast Township, Adams County, Illinois

Northeast Township
Township
Location in Adams County
Adams County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°08′39″N 90°58′24″W / 40.14417°N 90.97333°WCoordinates: 40°08′39″N 90°58′24″W / 40.14417°N 90.97333°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Adams
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	37.15 sq mi (96.2 km^2)
• Land	37.14 sq mi (96.2 km^2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km^2)  0.05%
Elevation	699 ft (213 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	840
• Density	22.6/sq mi (8.7/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62311, 62324, 62339, 62346
GNIS feature ID	0429455

Northeast Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 840 and it contained 398 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.15 square miles (96.2 km²), of which 37.14 square miles (96.2 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.05%) is water.^[1]

Cities

• Golden (vast majority)
• La Prairie

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Leenerts, Memorial Gardens, Mount Horeb and Walker.

Airports and landing strips

• Robbins Landing Strip

School districts

• Camp Point Community Unit School District 3
• Southeastern Community Unit School District 337

Political districts

• Illinois' 18th congressional district
• State House District 93
• State Senate District 47

References

• "Northeast Township, Adams County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
• 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

• List of Adams County township trustees
• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives