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Pleasant Mound Township is one of nine townships in Bond County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,018 and it contained 498 housing units.[2]

Pleasant Mound Township
Township
Location in Bond County
Bond County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°52′54″N 89°18′51″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Bond
Settlement	November 6, 1888
Area
• Total	37.86 sq mi (98.1 km2)
• Land	37.81 sq mi (97.9 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.13%
Elevation	561 ft (171 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	958
• Density	26.9/sq mi (10.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62246, 62262, 62284
FIPS code	17-005-60586

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.86 square miles (98.1 km²), of which 37.81 square miles (97.9 km²) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) (or 0.13%) is water.[2]

Cities

• Greenville (east quarter)
• Smithboro

Unincorporated towns

• Hamburg
• Pleasant Mound

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Durham, Halls Grove, Maxey, Mulberry Grove, Noffsinger and Seagraves.

Major highways

• Interstate 70
• U.S. Route 40
• Illinois Route 127
• Illinois Route 140

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	958	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

• Bond County Community Unit School District 2
• Mulberry Grove Community Unit School District 1
• Vandalia Community Unit School District 203

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 102
• State Senate District 51

References

• "Pleasant Mound Township, Bond County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives

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