Bear Creek Township, Christian County, Illinois

Bear Creek Township
Township
Location in Christian County
Christian County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°28′42″N 89°24′58″W / 39.47833°N 89.41611°WCoordinates: 39°28′42″N 89°24′58″W / 39.47833°N 89.41611°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Christian
Established	November 7, 1865
Area
• Total	35.83 sq mi (92.8 km^2)
• Land	35.82 sq mi (92.8 km^2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km^2)  0.03%
Elevation	604 ft (184 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	499
• Density	13.9/sq mi (5.4/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62546, 62556, 62568
GNIS feature ID	0428642

Bear Creek Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 499 and it contained 226 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.83 square miles (92.8 km²), of which 35.82 square miles (92.8 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Palmer

Unincorporated towns

• Clarksdale at 39°29′23″N 89°22′04″W / 39.489771°N 89.36787°W

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Anderson, Durbin and Palmer.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 48

School districts

• Morrisonville Community Unit School District 1
• Taylorville Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

• State House District 98
• State Senate District 49

References

• "Bear Creek Township, Christian County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

External links

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