Liberty Township, Adams County, Illinois

Liberty Township
Township
Location in Adams County
Adams County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°53′13″N 91°05′33″W / 39.88694°N 91.09250°WCoordinates: 39°53′13″N 91°05′33″W / 39.88694°N 91.09250°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Adams
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	36.91 sq mi (95.6 km^2)
• Land	36.89 sq mi (95.5 km^2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km^2)  0.05%
Elevation	719 ft (219 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,360
• Density	36.9/sq mi (14.2/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62320, 62324, 62347
GNIS feature ID	0429253

Liberty Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,360 and it contained 549 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.91 square miles (95.6 km²), of which 36.89 square miles (95.5 km²) (or 99.95%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.05%) is water.^[1]

Cities

• Liberty

Cemeteries

The township contains sixteen cemeteries: Broady Family, Clark Family, Coats, Drescher Family, Elmwood Family, Grubb Family, Hughes Family, Liberty Old, Lierly, Nation, Pearce, Pleasant View, Saint Brigids, Walker, Williams Family and Zander.

Major highways

• Illinois State Route 104

School districts

• Liberty Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

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

References

• "Liberty 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