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.
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.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains one cemetery: Old Apostolic, near Fountain Creek.