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Greenup Township, Cumberland County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Cumberland

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
181 m

Local time
  
Thursday 10:13 PM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 6, 1860

ZIP codes
  
62420, 62428, 62468

Area
  
123 km²

Population
  
2,413 (2010)

Greenup Township, Cumberland County, Illinois

Weather
  
7°C, Wind N at 21 km/h, 72% Humidity

Greenup Township is one of eight townships in Cumberland County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,413 and it contained 1,140 housing units.

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Map of Greenup Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 47.47 square miles (122.9 km2), of which 47.43 square miles (122.8 km2) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.06%) is water. The Embarras River defines a portion of the township's western border.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Greenup

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Dees at 39.2231°N 88.1592°W / 39.2231; -88.1592
  • Liberty Hill at 39.2012°N 88.1542°W / 39.2012; -88.1542
  • Timothy at 39.3031°N 88.1295°W / 39.3031; -88.1295
  • Walla Walla at 39.2009°N 88.1923°W / 39.2009; -88.1923

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains these seven cemeteries: Block, Boots, Greenup, Harmony, Liberty Hill, Paul and Peach Orchard.

    Major highways

  • Interstate 70
  • U.S. Route 40
  • Illinois Route 121
  • Illinois Route 130

    • School districts

  • Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4c
  • Cumberland Community Unit School District 77
  • Jasper County Community Unit School District 1

    • Political districts

  • State House District 109
  • State Senate District 55

    • References

    Greenup Township, Cumberland County, Illinois Wikipedia
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