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Creek Township is one of thirteen townships in DeWitt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 471 and it contained 206 housing units.[1] The township contains the east half of Weldon Springs State Park.

Creek Township
Township
Location in DeWitt County
DeWitt County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°05′27″N 88°51′20″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DeWitt
Established	November 2, 1858
Area
• Total	36.83 sq mi (95.4 km2)
• Land	35.41 sq mi (91.7 km2)
• Water	1.42 sq mi (3.7 km2)  3.86%
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	471
• Density	13.3/sq mi (5.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61727, 61735, 61750, 61882
GNIS feature ID	0428853

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.83 square miles (95.4 km²), of which 35.41 square miles (91.7 km²) (or 96.14%) is land and 1.42 square miles (3.7 km²) (or 3.86%) is water.[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Lane at 40.122536°N 88.855632°W / 40.122536; -88.855632

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Lisenby and Rose.

Airports and landing strips

• Martin RLA Airport

School districts

• Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1
• Clinton Community Unit School District 15
• Deland-Weldon Community Unit School District 57
• Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

• Illinois's 15th congressional district
• State House District 87
• State Senate District 44

References

• "Creek Township, DeWitt County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2010-05-05)
• United States National Atlas at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-12-05)

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-01-18)
• Township Officials of Illinois

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