Union Township, Cumberland County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Union Township is one of eight townships
in Cumberland County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 758.
, Union Township covers an area of 52.85 square miles (136.9 km²); of this, 52.75 square miles (136.6 km²) (99.8 percent) is land and 0.11 square mile (0.2848986921 km²) (0.2 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 Cumberland 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 758.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, Union Township covers an area of 52.85 square miles (136.9 km²); of this, 52.75 square miles (136.6 km²) (99.8 percent) is land and 0.11 square mile (0.2848986921 km²) (0.2 percent) is water.
Unincorporated towns
- Maple PointMaple Point, IllinoisMaple Point is an unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Illinois, United States. Maple Point is west-northwest of Casey....
at 39.3322591°N 88.1130933°W - Union CenterUnion Center, IllinoisUnion Center is an unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Illinois, United States. Union Center is northwest of Casey....
at 39.3328146°N 88.0814256°W - Vevay ParkVevay Park, IllinoisVevay Park is an unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Illinois, United States. Vevay Park is west-southwest of Casey....
at 39.279204°N 88.0536466°W
Cemeteries
The township contains these nine cemeteries: Bell, Decker, Garrett, Jack Oak, Long Point, Macedonia, Neal, Nebo and Union.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... -
U.S. Route 40U.S. Route 40U.S. Route 40 is an east–west United States highway. As with most routes whose numbers end in a zero, U.S. 40 once traversed the entire United States. It is one of the original 1920s U.S. Highways, and its first termini were San Francisco, California, and Atlantic City, New Jersey... -
Illinois Route 130Illinois Route 130Illinois Route 130 is a north–south state road in eastern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 1 in Grayville north to Interstate 74 in Urbana. This is a distance of . Illinois 130 is the main north–south road through Charleston, the home of Eastern Illinois University.- Route...
School districts
- Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4c
- Cumberland Community Unit School District 77