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Brookside Township, Clinton County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Clinton

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
137 m

Local time
  
Saturday 11:26 AM

University
  
Kaskaskia College

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 4, 1873

ZIP codes
  
62250, 62801

Area
  
63.01 km²

Population
  
5,503 (2010)

Brookside Township, Clinton County, Illinois

Weather
  
15°C, Wind SW at 26 km/h, 40% Humidity

Brookside Township is one of fifteen townships in Clinton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,503 and it contained 1,700 housing units. The township's name changed from Crooked Creek Township on June 1, 1874.

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Map of Brookside Township, IL 62801, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.33 square miles (63.0 km2), all land.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Centralia (west quarter)
  • Wamac (northwest quarter)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains these seven cemeteries: Barker, Chambers, Garrison, Gilmore, Jolliff, Jones and Petrea.

    Major highways

  • Illinois Route 161

    • Airports and landing strips

  • Centralia Correctional Center Heliport

    • Landmarks

  • Fairview Park
  • Warren G Murray Developmental Center

    • School districts

  • Carlyle Community Unit School District 1

    • Political districts

  • Illinois' 19th congressional district
  • State House District 107
  • State Senate District 54

    • References

    Brookside Township, Clinton County, Illinois Wikipedia
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