Chili Township, Hancock County, Illinois

Chili Township
—  Township  —
Location in Hancock County
Hancock County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°14′40″N 91°05′18″W / 40.24444°N 91.08833°W / 40.24444; -91.08833Coordinates: 40°14′40″N 91°05′18″W / 40.24444°N 91.08833°W / 40.24444; -91.08833
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hancock
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
– Total	37.85 sq mi (98.03 km2)
– Land	37.82 sq mi (97.94 km2)
– Water	0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2)  0.09%
Elevation	679 ft (207 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	718
– Density	19/sq mi (7.3/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62313, 62316, 62321, 62367, 62380
GNIS feature ID	0428805

Chili Township is one of twenty-five townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 718^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Chili Township covers an area of 37.85 square miles (98.0 km²); of this, 37.82 square miles (98.0 km²) (99.91 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (0.09 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Bowen

Unincorporated towns

• Chili at 40°13′04″N 91°08′30″W / 40.2178236°N 91.1415292°W / 40.2178236; -91.1415292

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Bowen, Chili, Forsyth, Old Sixteen and Payne.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 61
• Illinois Route 94

Airports and landing strips

• Crossland Landing Strip

School districts

• Southeastern Community Unit School District 337

Political districts

• Illinois's 17th congressional district
• State House District 93
• State House District 94
• State Senate District 47

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• "Chili Township". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428805. 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