Flannigan Township, Hamilton County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Flannigan Township is one of twelve townships
in Hamilton County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 301.
, Flannigan Township covers an area of 36.31 square miles (94 km²); of this, 36.24 square miles (93.9 km²) (99.81 percent) is land and 0.07 square mile (0.1812991677 km²) (0.19 percent) is water.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
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 Hamilton County, Illinois
Illinois
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, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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 301.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, Flannigan Township covers an area of 36.31 square miles (94 km²); of this, 36.24 square miles (93.9 km²) (99.81 percent) is land and 0.07 square mile (0.1812991677 km²) (0.19 percent) is water.
Unincorporated towns
- Braden at 37.9964369°N 88.6161663°W
- Rural Hill at 37.9606039°N 88.6511677°W
- Tuckers Corners at 37.9908812°N 88.5956099°W
- West Rural HillWest Rural Hill, IllinoisWest Rural Hill is an unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. West Rural Hill is northeast of Thompsonville....
at 37.9656041°N 88.6883914°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Cartwright, Knights Prairie and Lampley.Political districts
- Illinois's 19th congressional district
- State House District 117
- State Senate District 59