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Goose Creek Township is a township in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 790 and it contained 355 housing units.[2]
Goose Creek Township | |
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Township | |
 Location in Piatt County | |
 Piatt County's location in Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 40°06′16″N 88°38′21″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Piatt |
| Established | November 8, 1859 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 56.32 sq mi (145.9 km2) |
| • Land | 56.3 sq mi (146 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.02% |
| Elevation | 699 ft (213 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Estimate (2016)[1] | 767 |
| • Density | 14/sq mi (5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 17-147-30523 |
Ameren's Goose Creek Energy Center, a combustion turbine generator (CTG) power plant, is located in Goose Creek Township.[3]
Geography
![AmerenUE's Goose Creek Energy Center, a natural gas power station, located in the township between Lodge, Illinois and De Land, Illinois. (40.106942°N 88.599281°W / 40.106942; -88.599281)[4]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Goose_Creek_Energy_Center.jpg)
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 56.32 square miles (145.9 km2), of which 56.3 square miles (146 km2) (or 99.96%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.02%) is water.[2]
Cities and towns
Extinct towns
- Combs
Adjacent townships
- Santa Anna Township, DeWitt County (north)
- Blue Ridge Township (northeast)
- Sangamon Township (east)
- Monticello Township (southeast)
- Willow Branch Township (south)
- Friends Creek Township, Macon County (southwest)
- Nixon Township, DeWitt County (west)
- DeWitt Township, DeWitt County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains eight cemeteries: Deland, Dillow Family, Dooley Family, Kentuck, Marquiss, Morain, Mosgrove and Old Monticello.
Major highways
Illinois State Route 10
Illinois State Route 48
References
- "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- http://www.ameren.com/source/AboutUs/Pages/ADC_CTGs.aspx%5B%5D
- http://www.cilco.com/AboutUs/ADC_AU_FactSheet.pdf [bare URL PDF]
External links
- US-Counties.com
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
- U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
Municipalities and communities of Piatt County, Illinois, United States | ||
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County seat: Monticello | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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