Braceville Township, Grundy County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Braceville Township is one of seventeen townships
in Grundy County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 4,895.
, Braceville Township covers an area of 18.06 square miles (46.8 km²); of this, 17.96 square miles (46.5 km²) (99.42 percent) is land and 0.11 square mile (0.2848986921 km²) (0.6 percent) is water.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Grundy County, Illinois
Illinois
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, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 4,895.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, Braceville Township covers an area of 18.06 square miles (46.8 km²); of this, 17.96 square miles (46.5 km²) (99.42 percent) is land and 0.11 square mile (0.2848986921 km²) (0.6 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
- BracevilleBraceville, IllinoisBraceville is a village in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. The population was 793 at the 2010 census. Braceville annexed a small portion of land in Will County in 2005.-Geography:Braceville is located at ....
- Coal CityCoal City, IllinoisCoal City is a village located in Braceville and Felix Townships in Grundy County, and a small portion in Will County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,587 at the 2010 census. The Santa Fe Railway formerly served Coal City at Coal City Station....
(south three-quarters) - DiamondDiamond, IllinoisDiamond is a village in Grundy and Will Counties, Illinois. The population was 2,527 at the 2010 census. Terry Kernc is the current mayor of Diamond.-Geography:Diamond is located at ....
(south quarter) - GodleyGodley, IllinoisGodley is a village in Grundy and Will Counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 601 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Godley is located at ....
(west half)
Unincorporated towns
- Central City at 41.2378099°N 88.2817287°W
- Mazonia at 41.2091988°N 88.281172°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Extinct towns
- Centerville at 41.256421°N 88.2939518°W
(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)
Major highways
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Interstate 55Interstate 55Interstate 55 is an Interstate Highway in the central United States. Its odd number indicates that it is a north–south Interstate Highway. I-55 goes from LaPlace, Louisiana at Interstate 10 to Chicago at U.S. Route 41 , at McCormick Place. A common nickname for the highway is "double... -
Illinois Route 53Illinois Route 53Illinois Route 53 is an arterial north–south state highway in northeast Illinois. Route 53 runs south from Long Grove at Illinois Route 83 to Gardner at Interstate 55 west of old U.S. Highway 66, a distance of...
Political districts
- Illinois' 11th congressional districtIllinois' 11th congressional districtThe 11th Congressional District of Illinois includes the towns of Joliet, Bloomington, Normal, Kankakee, LaSalle, Ottawa and Streator, and all or parts of Will, Kankakee, Grundy, LaSalle, Bureau, Woodford and McLean counties...
- State House District 75
- State Senate District 38