Westfield Township, Clark County, Illinois

Westfield Township
Township
Location in Clark County
Clark County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°27′31″N 87°57′38″W / 39.45861°N 87.96056°WCoordinates: 39°27′31″N 87°57′38″W / 39.45861°N 87.96056°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clark
Established	November 7, 1854
Area
• Total	17.8 sq mi (46 km^2)
• Land	17.79 sq mi (46.1 km^2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km^2)  0.06%
Elevation	679 ft (207 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	720
• Density	40.5/sq mi (15.6/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61933, 62442, 62474
GNIS feature ID	0429916

Westfield Township is one of fifteen townships in Clark County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 720 and it contained 345 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 17.8 square miles (46 km²), of which 17.79 square miles (46.1 km²) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.06%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Westfield

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Conrad Baptist, Good Hope, Maple Hill and Methodist.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 49

School districts

• Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4c

Political districts

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

References

• "Westfield 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