Banner Township, Effingham County, Illinois

Banner Township
—  Township  —
Location in Effingham County
Effingham County's location in Illinois
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Effingham
Area
• Total	18 sq mi (46.62 km2)
• Land	18 sq mi (46.62 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	640 ft (195 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	545
• Density	30.3/sq mi (11.7/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62401, 62461
GNIS feature ID	0428632

Banner Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 545^[1].

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Cities, towns, villages 1.2 Cemeteries 1.3 Major highways 2 School districts 3 Political districts 4 References 5 External links

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Banner Township covers an area of 18 square miles (47 km²).

Cities, towns, villages

• Shumway

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Rentfrow, Saint Marys, Shumway and Trinity Lutheran.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 32
• Illinois Route 33

School districts

• Beecher City Community Unit School District 20
• Effingham Community Unit School District 40
• Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5a
• Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 109
• State Senate District 55

References

• "Banner Township, Effingham County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428632. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives

	Holland Township, Shelby County	Prairie Township, Shelby County	Sigel Township, Shelby County
	Liberty Township		Douglas Township
		Banner Township
	Moccasin Township	Summit Township

Municipalities and communities of Effingham County, Illinois, USA County seat: Effingham Cities Altamont Effingham Town Mason Villages Beecher City Dieterich Edgewood Montrose‡ Shumway Teutopolis Watson Townships Banner Bishop Douglas Jackson Liberty Lucas Mason Moccasin Mound St. Francis Summit Teutopolis Union Watson West Unincorporated communities Blue Point Boggsville Dexter Eberle Elliottstown Evers Funkhouser Gila Gilmore Green Creek Heartville Hill Holland Keptown Lake Sara Moccasin Northmore Heights Winterrowd Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties