Melrose Township, Clark County, Illinois

Melrose Township
Township
Location in Clark County
Clark County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°12′59″N 87°44′03″W / 39.21639°N 87.73417°WCoordinates: 39°12′59″N 87°44′03″W / 39.21639°N 87.73417°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clark
Established	November 7, 1854
Area
• Total	32.99 sq mi (85.4 km^2)
• Land	32.91 sq mi (85.2 km^2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km^2)  0.24%
Elevation	531 ft (162 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	352
• Density	10.7/sq mi (4.1/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62441, 62442, 62477, 62478
GNIS feature ID	0429352

Melrose Township is one of fifteen townships in Clark County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 352 and it contained 164 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.99 square miles (85.4 km²), of which 32.91 square miles (85.2 km²) (or 99.76%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km²) (or 0.24%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Melrose

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Bailff, Liberty, Medsker, Mount Olive, Ohio and Plymouth.

Lakes

• Craig Lake

School districts

• Hutsonville Community Unit School District 1
• Marshall Community Unit School District 2c
• Martinsville Community Unit School District 3c

Political districts

• Illinois' 15th congressional district
• State House District 109
• State Senate District 55

References

• "Melrose Township, Clark 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