Dallas City Township, Hancock County, Illinois

Dallas City Township
—  Township  —
Location in Hancock County
Hancock County's location in Illinois
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hancock
Established	1860
Area
• Total	15.52 sq mi (40.2 km2)
• Land	15.39 sq mi (39.86 km2)
• Water	0.13 sq mi (0.35 km2)  0.87%
Elevation	659 ft (201 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,089
• Density	70.8/sq mi (27.3/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62330, 62358
GNIS feature ID	0428870

Dallas City Township is one of twenty-five townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,089^[1]. It was formed from Pontoosuc Township in 1860.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Cities, towns, villages 1.2 Unincorporated towns 1.3 Cemeteries 1.4 Major highways 2 School districts 3 Political districts 4 References 5 External links

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Dallas City Township covers an area of 15.52 square miles (40.2 km²); of this, 15.39 square miles (39.9 km²) (99.15 percent) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km²) (0.87 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Dallas City (south half)

Unincorporated towns

• Colusa at

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Harris Cemetery.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 9
• Illinois Route 96

School districts

• Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325

Political districts

• Illinois's 17th congressional district
• State House District 94
• State Senate District 47

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• "Dallas City Township". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428870. Retrieved 2009-09-20. 
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois

	Green Bay Township, Lee County, Iowa		Lomax Township, Henderson County
	Pontoosuc Township		Durham Township
		Dallas City Township
		Rock Creek Township	Pilot Grove Township

Municipalities and communities of Hancock County, Illinois, USA County seat: Carthage Cities Carthage Dallas City‡ Hamilton La Harpe Nauvoo Warsaw Town Bentley Villages Augusta Basco Bowen Elvaston Ferris Plymouth‡ Pontoosuc West Point Townships Appanoose Augusta Bear Creek Carthage Chili Dallas City Durham Fountain Green Hancock Harmony La Harpe Montebello Nauvoo Pilot Grove Pontoosuc Prairie Rock Creek Rocky Run Sonora St. Albans St. Mary's Walker Warsaw Wilcox Wythe Unincorporated communities Adrian Breckenridge Burnside Chili Colusa Denver Disco Durham Elderville Fountain Green Joetta La Crosse McCall Middle Creek Niota Old Niota Powellton Saint Mary Stillwell Sutter Tioga Webster Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties