Buckhart Township, Christian County, Illinois

Buckhart Township
Township

Location in Christian County

Christian County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°39′44″N 89°20′10″W / 39.66222°N 89.33611°W / 39.66222; -89.33611Coordinates: 39°39′44″N 89°20′10″W / 39.66222°N 89.33611°W / 39.66222; -89.33611
Country  United States
State  Illinois
County Christian
Established November 7, 1865
Area
 • Total 58.75 sq mi (152.2 km2)
 • Land 58.72 sq mi (152.1 km2)
 • Water 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.05%
Elevation 604 ft (184 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 1,736
 • Density 30.5/sq mi (11.8/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 62513, 62531, 62567, 62568
FIPS code 17-021-09239

Buckhart Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,792 and it contained 822 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 58.75 square miles (152.2 km2), of which 58.72 square miles (152.1 km2) (or 99.95%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.05%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

Extinct towns

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Bethel Baptist, Buckhart Dutch Reform, Edinburg and Goode.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
Est. 20161,736[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
Adjacent places of Buckhart Township, Christian County, Illinois
 Cooper Township, Sangamon County Mount Auburn Township Mosquito Township
Cotton Hill Township, Sangamon County Stonington Township
   Buckhart Township  
South Fork Township Taylorville Township May Township
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