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Fountain Creek Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Coordinates: 40°32′16″N 87°49′00″W / 40.53778°N 87.81667°W / 40.53778; -87.81667
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Fountain Creek Township
Location in Iroquois County
Location in Iroquois County
Iroquois County's location in Illinois
Iroquois County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°32′16″N 87°49′00″W / 40.53778°N 87.81667°W / 40.53778; -87.81667
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyIroquois
EstablishedSeptember 15, 1868
Area
 • Total36.23 sq mi (93.8 km2)
 • Land36.23 sq mi (93.8 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
669 ft (204 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
351
 • Density10.2/sq mi (3.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
60924, 60926, 60942, 60953, 60960
FIPS code17-075-27286

Fountain Creek Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 368 and it contained 145 housing units.[2] Fountain Creek Township formed from a portion of Ash Grove Township on September 15, 1868.

Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.23 square miles (93.8 km2), all land.[2] Nearly all of the township consists of flat, open farmland. Two small waterways, Fountain Creek and Whiskey Creek, flow northeast across the township and meet north of Goodwine.

A Union Pacific rail line connecting Chicago and St. Louis runs northeast-to-southwest through the eastern half of the township, and a branch of the defunct Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad crosses it near the northern border.

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

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The township contains one cemetery: Old Apostolic, near Fountain Creek.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2016 (est.)351[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

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  • Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6
  • Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11
  • Milford Area Public Schools #124

Political districts

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References

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  • "Fountain Creek Township, Iroquois County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • 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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