Hall Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,300 and it contained 3,692 housing units.[2] Hall Township changed its name from Bloom Township in June 1850.

Hall Township
Township
Location in Bureau County
Bureau County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°22′01″N 89°13′02″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Bureau
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	37.88 sq mi (98.1 km2)
• Land	37.22 sq mi (96.4 km2)
• Water	0.67 sq mi (1.7 km2)  1.77%
Elevation	659 ft (201 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	8,300
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	7,869
• Density	223/sq mi (86/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61312, 61320, 61322, 61329, 61354, 61356, 61359, 61362
FIPS code	17-011-32265

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.88 square miles (98.1 km²), of which 37.22 square miles (96.4 km²) (or 98.26%) is land and 0.67 square miles (1.7 km²) (or 1.77%) is water.[2]

Cities

• Dalzell (vast majority)
• De Pue (east edge)
• Ladd
• Seatonville (east three-quarters)
• Spring Valley

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains eleven cemeteries:

Major highways

• Interstate 80
• US Route 6
• Illinois Route 29
• Illinois Route 89

Airports and landing strips

• Saint Margarets Hospital Heliport
• Valley Airfield

Rivers

• Illinois River

Landmarks

• Kirby Park

Demographics

Political districts

• Illinois's 11th congressional district
• Spring Valley and part of Dalzell are in Illinois's 18th congressional district
• State House District 76
• State Senate District 38

References

• "Hall Township, Bureau County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
• US Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives