Highland Township, Grundy County, Illinois

Highland Township
Township
Location in Grundy County
Grundy County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°09′14″N 88°32′07″W / 41.15389°N 88.53528°WCoordinates: 41°09′14″N 88°32′07″W / 41.15389°N 88.53528°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Grundy
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	36.03 sq mi (93.3 km^2)
• Land	35.99 sq mi (93.2 km^2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km^2)  0.11%
Elevation	643 ft (196 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	288
• Density	8/sq mi (3/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60420, 60437, 60470, 60479
GNIS feature ID	0429135

Highland Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 288 and it contained 129 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.03 square miles (93.3 km²), of which 35.99 square miles (93.2 km²) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.11%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Kinsman

Extinct towns

• Highland Town at 41°11′39″N 88°29′30″W / 41.1942°N 88.491732°W

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Political districts

• Illinois' 11th congressional district
• State House District 75
• State Senate District 38

References

• "Highland Township, Grundy County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
• 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