Clarion Township, Bureau County, Illinois

Clarion Township
Township

Location in Bureau County

Bureau County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°32′16″N 89°13′31″W / 41.53778°N 89.22528°W / 41.53778; -89.22528Coordinates: 41°32′16″N 89°13′31″W / 41.53778°N 89.22528°W / 41.53778; -89.22528
Country United States
State Illinois
County Bureau
Established November 6, 1849
Area
 • Total 35.35 sq mi (91.6 km2)
 • Land 35.35 sq mi (91.6 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 833 ft (254 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 421
 • Density 11.9/sq mi (4.6/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 61330, 61342
GNIS feature ID 0428814

Clarion Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 421 and it contained 162 housing units.[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.35 square miles (91.6 km2), all land.[1]

Cities

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)Both locations were railroad stations with no residential buildings immediately adjacent. Clarion was a station on what is now the Burlington Northern mainline a few miles southwest of Mendota. No siding or any visible sign of a station exists--and has not since at least 1950. Wendel station was on a Burlington Northern branch line about four miles west of Mendota. A grain elevator (at one time operated by the Wendel family) was the only structure other than nearby farmsteads. The branch railroad was abandoned and all rails removed circa 1975.


Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Clarion Lutheran, Erbes, German Evangelical, Hetzler and Hill.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

School districts

Political districts

References

  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

 Sublette Township, Lee County
Lamoille Township Mendota Township, LaSalle County
Troy Grove Township, LaSalle County
   Clarion Township  
Berlin Township Westfield Township
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