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Douglas Township, Effingham County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Effingham

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
187 m

Local time
  
Friday 5:58 PM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 6, 1860

ZIP codes
  
62401, 62467

Area
  
87.13 km²

Population
  
12,604 (2010)

Douglas Township, Effingham County, Illinois

Weather
  
3°C, Wind NW at 13 km/h, 36% Humidity

Douglas Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,604 and it contained 5,740 housing units.

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Map of Douglas Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township (W½ T8N R6E + S½ T9N R6E) has a total area of 33.64 square miles (87.1 km2), of which 33.58 square miles (87.0 km2) (or 99.82%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.18%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Effingham (vast majority)

    • Extinct towns

  • Green Creek

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains these five cemeteries: Effingham City, Green Creek, Ramsey, Saint Anthony Catholic and Saint John Lutheran.

    Major highways

  • Interstate 57
  • U.S. Route 40
  • U.S. Route 45
  • Illinois Route 32
  • Illinois Route 33

    • Airports and landing strips

  • Saint Anthony Memorial Hospital Heliport

    • Landmarks

  • Oak Ridge Cemetery

    • School districts

  • Beecher City Community Unit School District 20
  • Effingham Community Unit School District 40
  • Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5a
  • Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50

    • Political districts

  • Illinois' 19th congressional district
  • State House District 102
  • State House District 108
  • State Senate District 51
  • State Senate District 54

    • References

    Douglas Township, Effingham County, Illinois Wikipedia
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