Germantown Township, Clinton County, Illinois

Germantown Township
Township
Location in Clinton County
Clinton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°31′04″N 89°32′23″W / 38.51778°N 89.53972°WCoordinates: 38°31′04″N 89°32′23″W / 38.51778°N 89.53972°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clinton
Established	November 4, 1873
Area
• Total	38.65 sq mi (100.1 km^2)
• Land	38.31 sq mi (99.2 km^2)
• Water	0.34 sq mi (0.9 km^2)  0.88%
Elevation	413 ft (126 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,070
• Density	54/sq mi (21/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62215, 62218, 62230, 62231, 62245, 62271
GNIS feature ID	0429050

Germantown Township is one of fifteen townships in Clinton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,070 and it contained 821 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 38.65 square miles (100.1 km²), of which 38.31 square miles (99.2 km²) (or 99.12%) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km²) (or 0.88%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Germantown

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Ammons and Saint Boniface.

Major highways

• Interstate 64
• Illinois Route 161

Lakes

• Buddes Lake
• Clear Lake
• Foppe Lake
• Grass Lake
• Horstmann Lake
• Moody Lake
• Olges Lake
• Round Lake
• Wilkins Lake

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 107
• State Senate District 54

References

• "Germantown Township, Clinton County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
• 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