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Ellington Township, Adams County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Adams

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
220 m

Local time
  
Thursday 4:00 AM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 6, 1849

ZIP codes
  
62301, 62338, 62359

Area
  
88.8 km²

Population
  
2,855 (2010)

Ellington Township, Adams County, Illinois

Weather
  
6°C, Wind E at 14 km/h, 39% Humidity

Ellington Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,855 and it contained 1,097 housing units. The southwest corner of the township is now part of Quincy Township.

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Map of Ellington Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.3 square miles (89 km2), of which 34.27 square miles (88.8 km2) (or 99.91%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.09%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Bloomfield
  • Cliola
  • Country Meadows
  • Ewbanks
  • Hickory Grove
  • (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

    Cemeteries

    The township contains five cemeteries: Ellington Church, Kemp, Laughlin, Powell and Voorhees.

    Major highways

  • US Route 24
  • Illinois State Route 96
  • Illinois State Route 336
  • Airports and landing strips

  • Ellington Field
  • Mast Field
  • School districts

  • Community Unit School District 4
  • Quincy School District 172
  • Political districts

  • Illinois' 17th congressional district
  • State House District 93
  • State Senate District 47
  • References

    Ellington Township, Adams County, Illinois Wikipedia