Pontoosuc Township, Hancock County, Illinois

Pontoosuc Township
Township
Location in Hancock County
Hancock County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°35′47″N 91°13′22″W / 40.59639°N 91.22278°WCoordinates: 40°35′47″N 91°13′22″W / 40.59639°N 91.22278°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hancock
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	19.87 sq mi (51.5 km^2)
• Land	18.47 sq mi (47.8 km^2)
• Water	1.4 sq mi (4 km^2)  7.05%
Elevation	636 ft (194 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	413
• Density	22.4/sq mi (8.6/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62330, 62358
GNIS feature ID	0429589

Pontoosuc Township is one of twenty-five townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 413 and it contained 227 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 19.87 square miles (51.5 km²), of which 18.47 square miles (47.8 km²) (or 92.95%) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²) (or 7.05%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Dallas City (partial)
• Pontoosuc

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Little Family, Myers, Pontoosuc and Tull.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 9

Airports and landing strips

• Rhea RLA Airport

School districts

• Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325

Political districts

• Illinois's 17th congressional district
• State House District 94
• State Senate District 47

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• "Pontoosuc Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
• 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
• Township Officials of Illinois