Goose Creek Township, Piatt County, Illinois

Goose Creek Township
Township

Location in Piatt County
Coordinates: 40°06′16″N 88°38′21″W / 40.10444°N 88.63917°WCoordinates: 40°06′16″N 88°38′21″W / 40.10444°N 88.63917°W
Country United States
State Illinois
County Piatt
Established November 8, 1859
Area
 • Total 56.32 sq mi (145.9 km2)
 • Land 56.3 sq mi (146 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.02%
Elevation 699 ft (213 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 790
 • Density 14/sq mi (5/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 0429061

Goose Creek Township is a township in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 790 and it contained 355 housing units.[1]

Ameren's Goose Creek Energy Center, a combustion turbine generator (CTG) power plant, is located in Goose Creek Township.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 56.32 square miles (145.9 km2), of which 56.3 square miles (146 km2) (or 99.96%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.02%) is water.[1]

Cities and towns

Extinct towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Deland, Dillow Family, Dooley Family, Kentuck, Marquiss, Morain, Mosgrove and Old Monticello.

Major highways

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  2. ↑ http://www.ameren.com/source/AboutUs/Pages/ADC_CTGs.aspx

External links

AmerenUE's Goose Creek Energy Center, a natural gas power station, located in the township between Lodge, Illinois and De Land, Illinois. (40°06′25″N 88°35′57″W / 40.106942°N 88.599281°W)