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Paris Township, Edgar County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Edgar

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
210 m

Zip code
  
61944

Local time
  
Thursday 3:36 AM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 4, 1856

GNIS feature ID
  
0429528

Area
  
117.6 km²

Population
  
9,865 (2010)

Paris Township, Edgar County, Illinois

Weather
  
-1°C, Wind E at 13 km/h, 73% Humidity

Paris Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,865 and it contained 4,763 housing units.

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Map of Paris Township, IL 61944, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 45.39 square miles (117.6 km2), of which 44.98 square miles (116.5 km2) (or 99.10%) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (or 0.88%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Paris (vast majority)

    • Extinct towns

  • Harris

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains these five cemeteries: Conkey, Edgar, Paris Memorial Gardens, Redmon and Saint Marys.

    Major highways

  • US Route 150
  • Illinois Route 1
  • Illinois Route 16
  • Illinois Route 133

    • Airports and landing strips

  • Paris Community Hospital Heliport
  • Stewart Airport

    • Education

    Paris Township contains six schools: Carolyn Wenz Elementary School Crestwood School Mayo Middle School Memorial Elementary School, Paris Cooperative High School Saint Mary's School

    Public School districts

  • Paris Community Unit School District 4 Paris Crestwood Unit 4
  • Paris-Union School District 95 Paris District 95

    • Political districts

  • Illinois' 15th congressional district
  • State House District 109
  • State Senate District 55

    • References

    Paris Township, Edgar County, Illinois Wikipedia
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