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Locust Township, Christian County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Christian

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
189 m

Local time
  
Saturday 8:15 PM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 7, 1865

ZIP codes
  
62555, 62557, 62568

Area
  
93.5 km²

Population
  
1,825 (2010)

Locust Township, Christian County, Illinois

Weather
  
-2°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 44% Humidity

Locust Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,825 and it contained 263 housing units.

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Map of Locust Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km2), of which 35.84 square miles (92.8 km2) (or 99.28%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 0.72%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Owaneco
  • Taylorville (east edge)

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Millersville at 39.451155°N 89.158140°W / 39.451155; -89.158140
  • Velma at 39.514767°N 89.232588°W / 39.514767; -89.232588

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains these four cemeteries: Buckeye, Donner, Durbin and Millersville.

    Major highways

  • Illinois Route 29

    • Airports and landing strips

  • Metsker Landing Strip

    • School districts

  • Central A & M Community Unit School District 21
  • Pana Community Unit School District 8
  • Taylorville Community Unit School District 3

    • Political districts

  • State House District 98
  • State Senate District 49

    • References

    Locust Township, Christian County, Illinois Wikipedia
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