Fountain Creek Township, Iroquois County, Illinois Explained

Official Name:Fountain Creek Township
Settlement Type:Township
Image Map1:Map of Illinois highlighting Iroquois County.svg
Mapsize1:150px
Map Caption1:Iroquois County's location in Illinois
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Iroquois
Established Title:Established
Established Date:September 15, 1868
Area Total Sq Mi:36.23
Area Land Sq Mi:36.23
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Area Water Percent:0
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Sq Mi:10.2
Elevation M:204
Elevation Ft:669
Coordinates:40.5378°N -87.8167°W
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:60924, 60926, 60942, 60953, 60960
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-075-27286
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[1]
Population Est:351
Unit Pref:Imperial

Fountain Creek Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 368 and it contained 145 housing units.[2] Fountain Creek Township formed from a portion of Ash Grove Township on September 15, 1868.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, all land.[2] Nearly all of the township consists of flat, open farmland. Two small waterways, Fountain Creek and Whiskey Creek, flow northeast across the township and meet north of Goodwine.

A Union Pacific rail line connecting Chicago and St. Louis runs northeast-to-southwest through the eastern half of the township, and a branch of the defunct Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad crosses it near the northern border.

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery: Old Apostolic, near Fountain Creek.

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Estimates. June 9, 2017.
  2. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212195629/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17075 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-28.

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