Old Ripley Township, Bond County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Old Ripley Township is one of nine townships
in Bond County
, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 796.
, Old Ripley Township covers an area of 43.64 square miles (113 km²); of this, 0.01 square mile (0.0258998811 km²) or 0.02 percent is water.
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 Bond County
Bond County, Illinois
Bond County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is part of the St. Louis Metro Area. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 17,768, which is an increase of 0.8% from 17,633 in 2000. Its county seat is Greenville, Illinois....
, 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
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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 796.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, Old Ripley Township covers an area of 43.64 square miles (113 km²); of this, 0.01 square mile (0.0258998811 km²) or 0.02 percent is water.
Cities
- Old RipleyOld Ripley, IllinoisOld Ripley is a village in Bond County, Illinois, United States. The population was 127 at the 2000 census.-History:Old Ripley was once called New Berlin and was then called Ripley...
- PocahontasPocahontas, IllinoisPocahontas is a village in Bond County, Illinois, United States. The population was 727 at the 2000 census. Pocahontas is the hometown of country music singer Gretchen Wilson and also the hometown of alt-country noise rockers Grandpa's Ghost.-History:...
(north edge)
Cemeteries
The township contains these seven cemeteries: Brown, File, Mitchell, Mount Nebo Old, New Mount Nebo, Robinson and Sugg Number 1.Major highways
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Interstate 70Interstate 70Interstate 70 is an Interstate Highway in the United States that runs from Interstate 15 near Cove Fort, Utah, to a Park and Ride near Baltimore, Maryland. It was the first Interstate Highway project in the United States. I-70 approximately traces the path of U.S. Route 40 east of the Rocky... -
Illinois State Route 140
School districts
- Bond County Community Unit School District 2
- Highland Community Unit School District 5
Political districts
- Illinois' 19th congressional districtIllinois' 19th congressional districtThe 19th Congressional District of Illinois encompasses a large stretch of rural Southern Illinois, part of Springfield and a portion of the "Metro-East" area . It has been represented by Republican John Shimkus since 2003.The district voted 61%–39% for George W. Bush in 2004...
- State House District 102
- State Senate District 51