Rubicon Township, Greene County, Illinois

Rubicon Township
Township
Location in Greene County
Greene County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°23′49″N 90°12′27″W / 39.39694°N 90.20750°WCoordinates: 39°23′49″N 90°12′27″W / 39.39694°N 90.20750°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Greene
Established	November 4, 1884
Area
• Total	35.77 sq mi (92.6 km^2)
• Land	35.69 sq mi (92.4 km^2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km^2)  0.22%
Elevation	607 ft (185 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	345
• Density	9.7/sq mi (3.7/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	62044
GNIS feature ID	0429681

Rubicon Township is one of thirteen townships in Greene County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 345 and it contained 151 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.77 square miles (92.6 km²), of which 35.69 square miles (92.4 km²) (or 99.78%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km²) (or 0.22%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Greenfield (north edge)

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Crawford, Drake-Million, Hermitage, Oakwood, Rose Hill West, Rubican, Short and Vandaveer.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 67

Airports and landing strips

• Tiger Landing Strip

Landmarks

• Lions Park

School districts

• Greenfield Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

• Illinois' 17th congressional district
• State House District 97
• State Senate District 49

References

• "Rubicon Township, Greene County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
• 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