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Browning Township, Franklin County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Franklin

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Area
  
94.48 km²

Population
  
2,450 (2010)

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 4, 1884

Elevation
  
116 m

Local time
  
Saturday 2:59 PM

Browning Township, Franklin County, Illinois

ZIP codes
  
62812, 62819, 62822, 62865, 62884, 62891

Weather
  
19°C, Wind SW at 23 km/h, 30% Humidity

Browning Township is one of twelve townships in Franklin County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,450 and it contained 1,184 housing units.

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Map of Browning Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.48 square miles (94.5 km2), of which 35.79 square miles (92.7 km2) (or 98.11%) is land and 0.69 square miles (1.8 km2) (or 1.89%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Benton (west quarter)
  • Buckner
  • Christopher (east edge)
  • Valier (east quarter)
  • West City

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Valier Patch

    • Extinct towns

  • Hickory Corners
  • Rend City

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains eleven cemeteries. These are: Browning, Grammer, Harrison, Hickory Corners, Knight, Moser, Saint Joseph, Saint Marys, Smith and Wayman.

    Major highways

  • Interstate 57
  • Illinois Route 14

    • Airports and landing strips

  • Benton Municipal Airport

    • Landmarks

  • Benton City Park

    • School districts

  • Christopher Community Unit School District 99
  • Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196

    • Political districts

  • Illinois' 12th congressional district
  • State House District 117
  • State Senate District 59

    • References

    Browning Township, Franklin County, Illinois Wikipedia
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