Manchester Township, Boone County, Illinois

Manchester Township
Township
Location in Boone County
Boone County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°27′36″N 88°52′58″W / 42.46000°N 88.88278°WCoordinates: 42°27′36″N 88°52′58″W / 42.46000°N 88.88278°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Boone
Settlement	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	33.53 sq mi (86.8 km^2)
• Land	33.51 sq mi (86.8 km^2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km^2)  0.06%
Elevation	922 ft (281 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	895
• Density	26.7/sq mi (10.3/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61011, 61065, 61073, 61080
GNIS feature ID	0429315

Manchester Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 895 and it contained 389 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.53 square miles (86.8 km²), of which 33.51 square miles (86.8 km²) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.06%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Hunter

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Bamblett, Forest Hill, Livingston and Oak Hill.

Major highways

• Illinois State Route 76

Airports and landing strips

• Compass Rose Airport (Carner RLA N42.27.0 W088.54.5)
• McCurdy Strip
• Nemec Airport

School districts

• Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
• North Boone Community Unit School District 200

Political districts

• Illinois' 16th congressional district
• State House District 69
• State Senate District 35

References

• "Manchester Township, Boone 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

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives