Honey Creek Township, Adams County, Illinois

Honey Creek Township
Township
Location in Adams County
Adams County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°03′44″N 91°12′11″W / 40.06222°N 91.20306°WCoordinates: 40°03′44″N 91°12′11″W / 40.06222°N 91.20306°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Adams
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	36.66 sq mi (94.9 km^2)
• Land	36.58 sq mi (94.7 km^2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km^2)  0.22%
Elevation	689 ft (210 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	720
• Density	19.7/sq mi (7.6/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62320, 62325, 62351, 62359
GNIS feature ID	0429143

Honey Creek Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 720 and it contained 307 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.66 square miles (94.9 km²), of which 36.58 square miles (94.7 km²) (or 99.78%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km²) (or 0.22%) is water.^[1]

Cities

• Coatsburg

Unincorporated towns

• Paloma

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Byler, Cate Family, Gooding, Gray Mound and Laugh.

Major highways

• US Route 24
• Illinois State Route 61

School districts

• Camp Point Community Unit School District 3
• Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

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

References

• "Honey Creek Township, Adams 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

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