Columbus Township, Adams County, Illinois

Columbus Township
Township
Location in Adams County
Adams County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°58′26″N 91°05′41″W / 39.97389°N 91.09472°WCoordinates: 39°58′26″N 91°05′41″W / 39.97389°N 91.09472°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Adams
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	37.36 sq mi (96.8 km^2)
• Land	37.28 sq mi (96.6 km^2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km^2)  0.21%
Elevation	676 ft (206 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	551
• Density	14.8/sq mi (5.7/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62301, 62320, 62324, 62325, 62347
GNIS feature ID	0428834

Columbus Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 551 and it contained 238 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.36 square miles (96.8 km²), of which 37.28 square miles (96.6 km²) (or 99.79%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km²) (or 0.21%) is water.^[1]

Cities

• Columbus (east three-quarters)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Columbus, Earel, Hufnagel, Johnson, Saint Peters Evangelical Lutheran, Wilkes and Wolf Ridge.

School districts

• Camp Point Community Unit School District 3
• Liberty Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

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

References

• "Columbus Township, Adams County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 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

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