Carrollton Township, Greene County, Illinois

Carrollton Township
Township
Location in Greene County
Greene County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°18′45″N 90°25′53″W / 39.31250°N 90.43139°W / 39.31250; -90.43139Coordinates: 39°18′45″N 90°25′53″W / 39.31250°N 90.43139°W / 39.31250; -90.43139
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Greene
Established	November 4, 1884
Area
• Total	44.54 sq mi (115.4 km2)
• Land	44.49 sq mi (115.2 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.11%
Elevation	574 ft (175 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)[1]	2,867
• Density	66.7/sq mi (25.8/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62016, 62092
FIPS code	17-061-11475

Carrollton Township is one of thirteen townships in Greene County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,966 and it contained 1,392 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 44.54 square miles (115.4 km²), of which 44.49 square miles (115.2 km²) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) (or 0.11%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Carrollton

Unincorporated towns

• Berdan at 39°21′54″N 90°23′43″W / 39.365047°N 90.395398°W / 39.365047; -90.395398
• Kaser at 39°17′58″N 90°27′51″W / 39.299492°N 90.464287°W / 39.299492; -90.464287
• Pegram at 39°20′47″N 90°23′49″W / 39.346436°N 90.397064°W / 39.346436; -90.397064

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Berdan, Carter, Elm Dale, Hopewell, Pinkerton Number 1, Saint Johns Catholic and Smith.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 108
• Illinois Route 67

Airports and landing strips

• Boyd Hospital Heliport

Lakes

• Horseshoe Lake

Landmarks

• Fairgrounds
• Rainey Park

Demographics

School districts

• Carrollton Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 97
• State Senate District 49

References

• "Carrollton Township, Greene County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

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. 

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives

Adjacent places of Carrollton Township, Greene County, Illinois
	Walkerville Township	White Hall Township	Wrights Township
	Bluffdale Township		Linder Township
		Carrollton Township
	Woodville Township		Kane Township

Municipalities and communities of Greene County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Carrollton
Cities	Carrollton Greenfield Roodhouse White Hall
Villages	Eldred Hillview Kane Rockbridge Wilmington
Townships	Athensville Bluffdale Carrollton Kane Linder Patterson Rockbridge Roodhouse Rubicon Walkerville White Hall Woodville Wrights
Unincorporated communities	Barrow Belltown Drake Wrights