world.wikisort.org - USA

Grandview Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 590 and it contained 260 housing units.[2]

Grandview Township
Township
Location in Edgar County
Edgar County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°32′00″N 87°50′00″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Edgar
Established	November 4, 1856
Area
• Total	45.14 sq mi (116.9 km2)
• Land	45.08 sq mi (116.8 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.13%
Elevation	738 ft (225 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	558
• Density	13.1/sq mi (5.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61933, 61944
FIPS code	17-045-30822

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 45.14 square miles (116.9 km²), of which 45.08 square miles (116.8 km²) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.13%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

• Conlogue
• Dudley
• Grandview

Cemeteries

The township contains these twelve cemeteries: Augustus, Barr-Johnson, Beatty, Boyer, Cholera, Gill, Grandview, Hinds, Huffman, New Goshen, Rudy and Tate. There is also Baber Family Cemetery, Goshen, Ryan.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 16

Airports and landing strips

• Bussart Airport
• Glatthaar Airport
• Gough Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	558	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

• Kansas Community Unit School District 3
• Paris Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

• Illinois' 15th congressional district
• State House District 110
• State Senate District 55

References

• "Grandview Township, Edgar County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Edgar County Official Site

---