Hoosier Township, Clay County, Illinois

Hoosier Township
Township
Location in Clay County
Clay County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°47′N 88°25′W / 38.783°N 88.417°WCoordinates: 38°47′N 88°25′W / 38.783°N 88.417°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clay
Established	November 5, 1861
Area
• Total	35.64 sq mi (92.3 km^2)
• Land	35.61 sq mi (92.2 km^2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km^2)  0.08%
Elevation	463 ft (141 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	338
• Density	9.5/sq mi (3.7/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62434, 62824, 62839, 62858, 62879
GNIS feature ID	0429146

Hoosier Township is one of twelve townships in Clay County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 338 and it contained 165 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township (T4N R7E) has a total area of 35.64 square miles (92.3 km²), of which 35.61 square miles (92.2 km²) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.08%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Sailor Springs (west quarter)

Unincorporated towns

• Hoosier

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Dillman, Hoosier Prairie, Kinnamon, McKnight, Number Four and White.

School districts

• Clay City Community Unit District 10
• North Clay Community Unit School District 25

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 108
• State Senate District 54

References

• "Hoosier Township, Clay 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