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Bernadotte Township, Fulton County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Fulton

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Area
  
97.6 km²

Population
  
273 (2010)

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 6, 1849

Elevation
  
145 m

Local time
  
Saturday 3:07 PM

Bernadotte Township, Fulton County, Illinois

ZIP codes
  
61427, 61441, 61477, 61482, 61542

Weather
  
15°C, Wind SE at 13 km/h, 38% Humidity

Bernadotte Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 273 and it contained 141 housing units.

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Map of Bernadotte Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.7 square miles (98 km2), of which 37.69 square miles (97.6 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.

Extinct towns

  • Bernadotte
  • Tuscumbia
  • Cameron Grove (aka Colemans grove) was a picnic area & settlement 3 miles up the spoon River north of Bernadotte in the early days.
  • Providence was a small community with a lovely church and cemetery.
  • Bennington was a former village that had a post office established Sept 20,1823 and discontinued May 20, 1835.

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains these four cemeteries: Engle, Providence, Randol and Stites.

    Landmarks

  • Camp Ellis Landing Strip

    • School districts

  • Community Unit School District 3 Fulton City
  • Lewistown School District 97
  • V I T Community Unit School District 2

    • Political districts

  • Illinois' 17th congressional district
  • State House District 94
  • State Senate District 47

    • References

    Bernadotte Township, Fulton County, Illinois Wikipedia
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