Stronghurst Township, Henderson County, Illinois

Stronghurst Township
Township
Location in Henderson County
Henderson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°45′49″N 90°57′49″W / 40.76361°N 90.96361°W / 40.76361; -90.96361Coordinates: 40°45′49″N 90°57′49″W / 40.76361°N 90.96361°W / 40.76361; -90.96361
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Henderson
Established	November 6, 1906
Area
• Total	35.91 sq mi (93.0 km2)
• Land	35.91 sq mi (93.0 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	587 ft (179 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,115
• Density	31/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61418, 61425, 61437, 61480
GNIS feature ID	0429805

Stronghurst Township is one of eleven townships in Henderson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,115 and it contained 500 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.91 square miles (93.0 km²), all land.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Stronghurst (west three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

• Decorra at 40°43′40″N 90°58′13″W / 40.727818°N 90.970141°W / 40.727818; -90.970141
• Hopper at 40°47′08″N 90°59′27″W / 40.785596°N 90.990697°W / 40.785596; -90.990697
• Olena at 40°47′08″N 90°56′20″W / 40.785595°N 90.938752°W / 40.785595; -90.938752

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Best, Hopper, Maple Grove, Olena and Watson.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 94

School districts

• West Central Community Unit School District 235

Political districts

• Illinois's 17th congressional district
• State House District 94
• State Senate District 47

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• "Stronghurst Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-19. 
• United States National Atlas

1. 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. 

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois

		Gladstone Township	Biggsville Township
	Carman Township		Media Township
		Stronghurst Township
	Lomax Township	Terre Haute Township

Municipalities and communities of Henderson County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Oquawka
City	Dallas City‡
Villages	Biggsville Gladstone Gulfport Lomax Media Oquawka Raritan Stronghurst
Townships	Bald Bluff Biggsville Carman Gladstone Lomax Media Oquawka Raritan Rozetta Stronghurst Terre Haute
Unincorporated communities	Bald Bluff Carman Carthage Lake Decorra Heapsville Hopper Iowa Junction Lone Tree Milroy Olena Reeds Rozetta Shokokon Terre Haute Yellow Banks
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties