Sugar Creek Township, Clinton County, Illinois

Sugar Creek Township
Township
Location in Clinton County
Clinton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°36′56″N 89°39′08″W / 38.61556°N 89.65222°WCoordinates: 38°36′56″N 89°39′08″W / 38.61556°N 89.65222°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clinton
Established	November 4, 1873
Area
• Total	36.57 sq mi (94.7 km^2)
• Land	36.54 sq mi (94.6 km^2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km^2)  0.08%
Elevation	482 ft (147 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	6,184
• Density	169.3/sq mi (65.4/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62216, 62230, 62245, 62293
GNIS feature ID	0429808

Sugar Creek Township is one of fifteen townships in Clinton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,184 and it contained 2,506 housing units.^[1] The township's name changed from Trenton Township on June 1, 1874.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.57 square miles (94.7 km²), of which 36.54 square miles (94.6 km²) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.08%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Aviston (vast majority)
• Trenton

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Saint Francis, Saint Marys and Trenton.

Major highways

• US Route 50
• Illinois Route 160

Lakes

• Sportsman Lake

Landmarks

• Cemetery

School districts

• Wesclin Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 102
• State Senate District 51

References

• "Sugar Creek Township, Clinton County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
• 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