Bear Creek Township, Christian County, Illinois

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Bear Creek Township
Township
Location in Christian County
Location in Christian County
Christian County's location in Illinois
Christian County's location in Illinois
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Country  United States
State  Illinois
County Christian
Established November 7, 1865
Area
 • Total 35.83 sq mi (92.8 km2)
 • Land 35.82 sq mi (92.8 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation 604 ft (184 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 499
 • Density 13.9/sq mi (5.4/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 62546, 62556, 62568
GNIS feature ID 0428642

Bear Creek Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 499 and it contained 226 housing units.[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.83 square miles (92.8 km2), of which 35.82 square miles (92.8 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

  • Clarksdale at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Anderson, Durbin and Palmer.

Major highways

School districts

  • Morrisonville Community Unit School District 1
  • Taylorville Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

  • State House District 98
  • State Senate District 49

References

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External links

 South Fork Township Taylorville Township
Johnson Township
  Bear Creek Township  
King Township Ricks Township Greenwood Township
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