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Biggsville_Township,_Henderson_County,_Illinois Latitude and Longitude:

40°51′06″N 90°50′40″W / 40.85167°N 90.84444°W / 40.85167; -90.84444
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Biggsville Township
Location in Henderson County
Location in Henderson County
Henderson County's location in Illinois
Henderson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°51′06″N 90°50′40″W / 40.85167°N 90.84444°W / 40.85167; -90.84444
Country  United States
State  Illinois
County Henderson
EstablishedNovember 6, 1906
Area
 • Total36.73 sq mi (95.1 km2)
 • Land36.66 sq mi (94.9 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.16%
Elevation
682 ft (208 m)
Population
 ( 2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016) [1]
515
 • Density15.1/sq mi (5.8/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 ( CST)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-5 ( CDT)
ZIP codes
61418, 61437, 61447
FIPS code17-071-05911

Biggsville Township is one of eleven townships in Henderson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 552 and it contained 266 housing units. [2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.73 square miles (95.1 km2), of which 36.66 square miles (94.9 km2) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.16%) is water. [2]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Biggsville, Cumberland Presbyterian, Huss and Salter's Grove.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Corzatt Airport
  • Seymour Landing Strip

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.Note
2016 (est.)515 [1]
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

School districts

  • West Central Community Unit School District 235

Political districts

References

  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • "Biggsville Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
  • United States National Atlas
  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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