Philadelphia Township, Cass County, Illinois

Philadelphia Township
Township
Location in Cass County
Cass County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°55′08″N 90°06′54″W / 39.91889°N 90.11500°WCoordinates: 39°55′08″N 90°06′54″W / 39.91889°N 90.11500°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cass
Established	November 6, 1923
Area
• Total	36.24 sq mi (93.9 km^2)
• Land	36.24 sq mi (93.9 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)  0%
Elevation	620 ft (189 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	221
• Density	6.1/sq mi (2.4/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62612, 62691
GNIS feature ID	0429556

Philadelphia Township is one of eleven townships in Cass County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 221 and it contained 105 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.24 square miles (93.9 km²), all land.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Burlingame
• Old Princeton
• Philadelphia

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these nine cemeteries: Beard, Black, Centenary, Garner Chapel, Harding, Hopkins, John Robertson, McDonald and Page A Williams.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 125

School districts

• A C Central Community Unit School District 262
• Virginia Community Unit School District 64

Political districts

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

References

• "Philadelphia Township, Cass 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