Lamoille Township, Bureau County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
La Moille Township is one of twenty-five townships
in Bureau County
, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,156.
, La Moille Township covers an area of 37.59 square miles (97.4 km²); of this, 0.01 square mile (0.0258998811 km²) or 0.03 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 Bureau County
Bureau County, Illinois
Bureau County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 34,978, which is a decrease of 1.5% from 35,503 in 2000. Its county seat is Princeton. Bureau County is part of the Ottawa–Streator Micropolitan Statistical Area...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, 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 1,156.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, La Moille Township covers an area of 37.59 square miles (97.4 km²); of this, 0.01 square mile (0.0258998811 km²) or 0.03 percent is water.
Unincorporated towns
- Van OrinVan Orin, IllinoisVan Orin is an unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. Van Orin is located along Illinois Route 92 east of Ohio and northwest of La Moille. It has a school building that serves the LaMoille school district....
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Greenfield, North Prairie, Union and Van Orin Repose.Major highways
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US Route 34 -
Illinois Route 89Illinois Route 89Illinois Route 89 is a rural, north–south state highway in central Illinois. It runs from U.S. Route 34 in La Moille to Illinois Route 116 in Metamora. Routes 26 and 89 are the main north–south roads between Interstate 39/U.S. Route 51 and Illinois Route 29... -
Illinois Route 92Illinois Route 92Illinois Route 92 is an east–west state highway in northwest Illinois. It runs from Iowa Highway 92 at the Norbert F. Beckey Bridge across the Mississippi River to Muscatine, Iowa east to U.S. Route 34 in La Moille. This is 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 76
- State Senate District 38