Cooperstown Township, Brown County, Illinois

Cooperstown Township
Township
Location in Brown County
Brown County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°57′48″N 90°36′55″W / 39.96333°N 90.61528°WCoordinates: 39°57′48″N 90°36′55″W / 39.96333°N 90.61528°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Brown
Established	November 8, 1853
Area
• Total	41.45 sq mi (107.4 km^2)
• Land	40.67 sq mi (105.3 km^2)
• Water	0.78 sq mi (2.0 km^2)  1.88%
Elevation	627 ft (191 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	311
• Density	7.6/sq mi (2.9/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62353, 62378
GNIS feature ID	0428841

Cooperstown Township is one of nine townships in Brown County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 311 and it contained 162 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 41.45 square miles (107.4 km²), of which 40.67 square miles (105.3 km²) (or 98.12%) is land and 0.78 square miles (2.0 km²) (or 1.88%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Cooperstown
• La Grange

Cemeteries

The township contains these eleven cemeteries: Cooperstown, Cross Roads, De Witt, Elias Clark, Huffman, Hulett, Logan Creek, Logsdon Number 1, Logsdon Number 2, Perry and Tebo Burial Ground.

Major highways

• US Route 24

Lakes

• Big Lake

School districts

• Brown County Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

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

References

• "Cooperstown Township, Brown County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
• 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

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives