Media Township, Henderson County, Illinois

Media Township
—  Township  —
Location in Henderson County
Henderson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Henderson
Established	November 6, 1906
Area
• Total	36.4 sq mi (94.29 km2)
• Land	36.4 sq mi (94.29 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	468
• Density	12.9/sq mi (5/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61418, 61460, 61478, 61480
GNIS feature ID	0429349

Media Township is one of eleven townships in Henderson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 468^[1].

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

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Media Township covers an area of 36.4 square miles (94 km²).

Cities, towns, villages

• Media
• Stronghurst (east quarter)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Adair, Davidson and Walnut Grove.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 94
• Illinois Route 116

Airports and landing strips

• Neff Airport

School districts

• West Central Community Unit School District 235

Political districts

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

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• "Media Township". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429349. Retrieved 2009-09-19. 
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

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

	Gladstone Township	Biggsville Township	Tompkins Township, Warren County
	Stronghurst Township		Ellison Township, Warren County
		Media Township
	Terre Haute Township	Raritan Township	Point Pleasant Township, Warren County

Municipalities and communities of Henderson County, Illinois, USA County seat: Oquawka City Dallas City‡ Villages Biggsville Gladstone Gulf Port Lomax Media Oquawka Raritan Stronghurst Townships Bald Bluff Biggsville Carman Gladstone Lomax Media Oquawka Raritan Rozetta Stronghurst Terre Haute Unincorporated communities Bald Bluff Carman Carthage Lake Decorra Heapsville Hopper Iowa Junction Lone Tree Milroy Olena Reeds Rozetta Shokokon Terre Haute Yellow Banks Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties