Lomax Township, Henderson County, Illinois

Lomax Township
Township
Location in Henderson County
Henderson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°40′27″N 91°04′46″W / 40.67417°N 91.07944°WCoordinates: 40°40′27″N 91°04′46″W / 40.67417°N 91.07944°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Henderson
Established	November 6, 1906
Area
• Total	33.35 sq mi (86.4 km^2)
• Land	28.82 sq mi (74.6 km^2)
• Water	4.53 sq mi (11.7 km^2)  13.58%
Elevation	554 ft (169 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	850
• Density	29.5/sq mi (11.4/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61425, 61454, 62330
GNIS feature ID	0429275

Lomax Township is one of eleven townships in Henderson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 850 and it contained 399 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.35 square miles (86.4 km²), of which 28.82 square miles (74.6 km²) (or 86.42%) is land and 4.53 square miles (11.7 km²) (or 13.58%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Dallas City (north half)
• Lomax

Unincorporated towns

• Iowa Junction at 40°41′14″N 91°03′37″W / 40.687263°N 91.060143°W

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Clover, Crane, Freeland and Shaw.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 96

School districts

• West Central Community Unit School District 235

Political districts

• Illinois's 17th congressional district
• State House District 94
• State Senate District 47

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• "Lomax Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
• 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
• Township Officials of Illinois