Parker Township, Clark County, Illinois

Parker Township
Township
Location in Clark County
Clark County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°23′12″N 87°56′54″W / 39.38667°N 87.94833°WCoordinates: 39°23′12″N 87°56′54″W / 39.38667°N 87.94833°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clark
Established	November 7, 1854
Area
• Total	35.93 sq mi (93.1 km^2)
• Land	35.88 sq mi (92.9 km^2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km^2)  0.11%
Elevation	659 ft (201 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	186
• Density	5.2/sq mi (2.0/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62420, 62442, 62474
GNIS feature ID	0429529

Parker Township is one of fifteen townships in Clark County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 186 and it contained 124 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.93 square miles (93.1 km²), of which 35.88 square miles (92.9 km²) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.11%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Cleone
• Oilfield

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Lindsay Cemetery and Tomlinson Cemetery.^[2]

Major highways

• Interstate 70
• Illinois Route 49

School districts

• Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4c
• Martinsville Community Unit School District 3c

Political districts

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

References

• "Parker 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.
2. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2332817

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives