Washington Township, Carroll County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Washington Township is one of twelve townships
in Carroll County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 381.
, Washington Township covers an area of 39.74 square miles (102.9 km²); of this, 4.35 square miles (11.3 km²) or 10.94 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 Carroll County, 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 381.
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...
, Washington Township covers an area of 39.74 square miles (102.9 km²); of this, 4.35 square miles (11.3 km²) or 10.94 percent is water.
Unincorporated towns
- Arnold
- BlackhawkBlackhawk, IllinoisBlackhawk is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. Balckhawk is located near Illinois Route 84 north of Savanna....
- MarcusMarcus, IllinoisMarcus is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. Marcus is located between Illinois Route 84 and the Mississippi River north of Savanna....
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains Mosquito Hill Cemetery which is also known as St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery. The cemetery is the site of the former St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church.Political districts
- Illinois' 16th congressional districtIllinois' 16th congressional districtThe 16th Congressional District of Illinois covers a part of northern Illinois, including the cities of Rockford, Crystal Lake, Machesney Park, Belvidere, Freeport and Galena, and all or parts of Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, Carroll, Ogle, DeKalb, and Whiteside counties.For...
- State House District 71
- State Senate District 36