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Melrose Township is one of fifteen townships in Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, the population is 352 and it has 164 housing units.[2]

Melrose Township
Township
Location in Clark County
Clark County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°12′59″N 87°44′03″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clark
Established	November 7, 1854
Area
• Total	32.99 sq mi (85.4 km2)
• Land	32.91 sq mi (85.2 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.24%
Elevation	531 ft (162 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	345
• Density	10.7/sq mi (4.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62441, 62442, 62477, 62478
FIPS code	17-023-48229

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.99 square miles (85.4 km²), of which 32.91 square miles (85.2 km²) (or 99.76%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km²) (or 0.24%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

• Melrose

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Bailiff,[3] Liberty, Medsker, Mount Olive, Ohio and Plymouth.

Lakes

• Craig Lake

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	345	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

School districts

• Hutsonville Community Unit School District 1
• Marshall Community Unit School District 2c
• Martinsville Community Unit School District 3c

Political districts

• Illinois' 15th congressional district
• State House District 109
• State Senate District 55

References

• "Melrose Township, Clark 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

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives

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