Clayton Township, Adams County, Illinois

Clayton Township
—  Township  —
Location in Adams County
Adams County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°03′37″N 90°58′23″W / 40.06028°N 90.97306°W / 40.06028; -90.97306Coordinates: 40°03′37″N 90°58′23″W / 40.06028°N 90.97306°W / 40.06028; -90.97306
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Adams
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
- Total	36.9 sq mi (95.57 km2)
- Land	36.89 sq mi (95.54 km2)
- Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.02%
Elevation	696 ft (212 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,185
- Density	32.1/sq mi (12.4/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62320, 62324, 62339
GNIS feature ID	0428817

Clayton Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,185.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Clayton Township covers an area of 36.9 square miles (96 km²); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) or 0.02 percent is water.

Cities

• Clayton
• Golden (southeast edge)

Unincorporated towns

• Blacks

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Evangelical Lutheran, Meints, Pleasant View, Sargent, South Side and West Side.

Major highways

• US Route 24
• Illinois State Route 94

School districts

• Camp Point Community Unit School District 3
• Southeastern Community Unit School District 337

Political districts

• Illinois' 18th congressional district
• State House District 93
• State Senate District 47

References

• "Clayton Township, Adams County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428817. Retrieved 2010-01-03. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• List of Adams County township trustees
• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives