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Cave Township, Franklin County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Franklin

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
145 m

Local time
  
Monday 8:06 PM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 4, 1884

ZIP codes
  
62890, 62896

Area
  
94.56 km²

Population
  
1,756 (2010)

Cave Township, Franklin County, Illinois

Weather
  
18°C, Wind S at 32 km/h, 82% Humidity

Cave Township is one of twelve townships in Franklin County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,756 and it contained 834 housing units.

Contents

Map of Cave Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.51 square miles (94.6 km2), of which 35.75 square miles (92.6 km2) (or 97.92%) is land and 0.76 square miles (2.0 km2) (or 2.08%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Thompsonville
  • Unincorporated towns

  • Parrish
  • Extinct towns

  • Ferber
  • Kegley
  • Locust Grove
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains these six cemeteries: Carter's Temple, Clem, Downs, Eubanks, Isaacs, and Smothers.

    Major highways

  • Illinois Route 34
  • Illinois Route 149
  • Lakes

  • Thompsonville Lake
  • West Frankfort City Lake
  • Political districts

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

    Cave Township, Franklin County, Illinois Wikipedia