Goose Creek Township, Piatt County, Illinois
Goose Creek Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Piatt County | |
Piatt County's location in Illinois | |
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
- Combs
Adjacent townships
- Santa Anna Township, DeWitt County (north)
- Blue Ridge Township (northeast)
- Sangamon Township (east)
- Monticello Township (southeast)
- Willow Branch Township (south)
- Friends Creek Township, Macon County (southwest)
- Nixon Township, DeWitt County (west)
- DeWitt Township, DeWitt County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains eight cemeteries: Deland, Dillow Family, Dooley Family, Kentuck, Marquiss, Morain, Mosgrove and Old Monticello.
Major highways
References
External links
- US-Counties.com
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
- U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
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