Supriya Ghosh (Editor)

Murdock Township, Douglas County, Illinois

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Country
  
United States

County
  
Douglas

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Area
  
79.98 km²

Population
  
225 (2010)

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
December 7, 1882

Elevation
  
204 m

Local time
  
Tuesday 6:05 PM

Murdock Township, Douglas County, Illinois

ZIP codes
  
61852, 61919, 61941, 61942, 61956

Weather
  
9°C, Wind NW at 19 km/h, 55% Humidity

Murdock Township is one of nine townships in Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 225 and it contained 126 housing units. It was formed from Camargo and Newman townships on December 7, 1882.

Contents

Map of Murdock Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.88 square miles (80.0 km2), of which 30.84 square miles (79.9 km2) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.13%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Fairland at 39.876422°N 88.101707°W / 39.876422; -88.101707
  • Murdock at 39.800867°N 88.078372°W / 39.800867; -88.078372

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains these two cemeteries: Jordan and Murdock.

    Major highways

  • U.S. Route 36

    • Airports and landing strips

  • Mayhall Airport

    • School districts

  • Heritage Community Unit School District 8
  • Shiloh Community Unit School District 1
  • Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302

    • Political districts

  • State House District 110
  • State Senate District 55

    • References

    Murdock Township, Douglas County, Illinois Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


    Similar Topics