Walnut Township, Bureau County, Illinois

Walnut Township
Township
Location in Bureau County
Bureau County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°32′23″N 89°33′55″W / 41.53972°N 89.56528°WCoordinates: 41°32′23″N 89°33′55″W / 41.53972°N 89.56528°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Bureau
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	36.91 sq mi (95.6 km^2)
• Land	36.86 sq mi (95.5 km^2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km^2)  0.11%
Elevation	771 ft (235 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,752
• Density	47.5/sq mi (18.3/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61349, 61376
GNIS feature ID	0429887

Walnut Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,752 and it contained 745 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.91 square miles (95.6 km²), of which 36.86 square miles (95.5 km²) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.11%) is water.^[1]

Cities

• Walnut

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Red Oak and Walnut.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 92

School districts

• Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340

Political districts

• Illinois' 11th congressional district
• State House District 74
• State Senate District 37

References

• "Walnut Township, Bureau 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