Durham Township, Hancock County, Illinois

Durham Township
—  Township  —
Location in Hancock County
Hancock County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°35′42″N 91°04′25″W / 40.595°N 91.07361°W / 40.595; -91.07361Coordinates: 40°35′42″N 91°04′25″W / 40.595°N 91.07361°W / 40.595; -91.07361
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hancock
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
– Total	36.93 sq mi (95.65 km2)
– Land	36.9 sq mi (95.58 km2)
– Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)  0.07%
Elevation	650 ft (198 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	302
– Density	8.2/sq mi (3.2/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61450, 62318, 62330
GNIS feature ID	0428922

Durham Township is one of twenty-five townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 302^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Durham Township covers an area of 36.93 square miles (95.6 km²); of this, 36.9 square miles (96 km²) (99.93 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (0.07 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Durham at 40°35′48″N 91°05′23″W / 40.5967087°N 91.0895874°W / 40.5967087; -91.0895874

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Byley, Durham, Gittings, Gittings Mound and Vandruff.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 9
• Illinois Route 94

Airports and landing strips

• Douglas Airport

School districts

• Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325

Political districts

• Illinois's 17th congressional district
• State House District 94
• State Senate District 47

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• "Durham Township". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428922. Retrieved 2009-09-20. 
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois