Roodhouse Township, Greene County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Roodhouse Township is one of thirteen townships
in Greene County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 2,634.
, Roodhouse Township covers an area of 39.65 square miles (102.7 km²); of this, 39.6 square miles (102.6 km²) (99.89 percent) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) (0.11 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 Greene 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 2,634.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, Roodhouse Township covers an area of 39.65 square miles (102.7 km²); of this, 39.6 square miles (102.6 km²) (99.89 percent) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) (0.11 percent) is water.
Unincorporated towns
- BarrowBarrow, IllinoisBarrow is an unincorporated community located in Greene County, Illinois, USA outside Roodhouse just off Rt. 106.- History :In March 2006, Barrow was the victim of a class F1 tornado. -External links:*...
at 39.5061585°N 90.4015116°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these six cemeteries: Ferwood, Martins Prairie, Thompson, Tunnison, Williams-Edwards and Williams-Edwards.Major highways
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Illinois Route 106Illinois Route 106Illinois Route 106 is an east–west state highway in western Illinois. It runs from a new interchange with Interstate 72 near East Hannibal to U.S. Route 67 in White Hall. This is a distance of .- Route description :... -
Illinois Route 267Illinois Route 267Illinois Route 267 is a north–south highway in the U.S. state of Illinois. It runs from U.S. Route 67 and Illinois Route 111 in Godfrey north to Illinois Route 104 and Business Interstate 72 in Jacksonville. This is a distance of 59 miles...
School districts
- North Greene Unit School District 3
- Winchester Community Unit School District 1
Political districts
- Illinois' 17th congressional districtIllinois' 17th congressional districtThe 17th Congressional District of Illinois covers much of west central Illinois, including the cities of Sterling, Rock Island, Moline, Kewanee, Galesburg, Canton, Macomb, Quincy, Springfield and Decatur, and areas in Henry, Whiteside, Rock Island, Mercer, Knox, Warren, Henderson, Fulton,...
- State House District 97
- State Senate District 49