Carson Township, Fayette County, Illinois

Carson Township
—  Township  —
Location in Fayette County
Fayette County's location in Illinois
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fayette
Area
• Total	17.84 sq mi (46.21 km2)
• Land	17.81 sq mi (46.12 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.17%
Elevation	587 ft (179 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	148
• Density	8.3/sq mi (3.2/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62080, 62431
GNIS feature ID	0428769

Carson Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 148^[1]. This township was formed from Bowling Green Township.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Extinct towns 1.2 Cemeteries 2 School districts 3 Political districts 4 References 5 External links

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Carson Township covers an area of 17.84 square miles (46.2 km²); of this, 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) or 0.17 percent is water.

Extinct towns

• Twin Churches

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Blankenship, Reed, Staff and Welch.

School districts

• Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3a
• Ramsey Community Unit School District 204

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 102
• State Senate District 51

References

• "Carson Township, Fayette County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428769. Retrieved 2010-01-16. 
• 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

			Bowling Green Township
	Ramsey Township		Loudon Township
		Carson Township
		Sefton Township

Municipalities and communities of Fayette County, Illinois, USA County seat: Vandalia Cities St. Elmo Vandalia Villages Bingham Brownstown Farina‡ Ramsey St. Peter Townships Avena Bear Grove Bowling Green Carson Kaskaskia LaClede Lone Grove Loudon North Hurricane Otego Pope Ramsey Sefton Seminary Shafter Sharon South Hurricane Vandalia Wheatland Wilberton Unincorporated communities Augsburg Avena Bayle Bluff City Confidence Dressor Hagarstown Hanson Holliday Jimtown La Clede Loogootee Pittsburg Post Oak Pruett Saint James Saint Paul Sefton Shafter Shobonier Vera Wrights Corner Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties