West Township, Effingham County, Illinois

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Country United States County Effingham Time zone CST (UTC-6) Area 95.7 km² Population 467 (2010)		State Illinois Established November 6, 1860 Elevation 174 m Local time Friday 10:50 PM

ZIP codes 62411, 62426, 62443, 62458, 62838 Weather 6°C, Wind N at 11 km/h, 92% Humidity

West Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 467 and it contained 175 housing units.

Map of West Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township (T6N R4E) has a total area of 36.95 square miles (95.7 km²), of which 36.91 square miles (95.6 km²) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.11%) is water.

Extinct towns

Gilmore

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Beck William, Besing, Faulk, Kavanaugh and Mahon.

School districts

Altamont Community Unit School District 10

Effingham Community Unit School District 40

St Elmo Community Unit School District 202

Political districts

Illinois' 19th congressional district

State House District 102

State Senate District 51

Effingham County Board District G (Doug McCain (R), elected 2014; term expires 2018)

West Township elected officials elected on April 9, 2013 are: Supervisor, Scott A. Beal (R); Clerk, Iris Ashbaugh (R); Highway Commissioner, Dennis Vaughn (D); Trustees: Wendell Alwardt (R), Mark Holland (D), Michael Runge (R), Bradley Suckow (R). Their terms of office expire in May 2017.

References

West Township, Effingham County, Illinois Wikipedia

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