Tuscola Township, Douglas County, Illinois

Tuscola Township
Township
Location in Douglas County
Douglas County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°49′01″N 88°17′11″W / 39.81694°N 88.28639°W / 39.81694; -88.28639Coordinates: 39°49′01″N 88°17′11″W / 39.81694°N 88.28639°W / 39.81694; -88.28639
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Douglas
Established	November 5, 1867
Area
• Total	62.65 sq mi (162.3 km2)
• Land	62.57 sq mi (162.1 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.13%
Elevation	659 ft (201 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	5,259
• Density	84.1/sq mi (32.5/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61910, 61919, 61953
GNIS feature ID	0429847

Tuscola Township is one of nine townships in Douglas County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,259 and it contained 2,459 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 62.65 square miles (162.3 km²), of which 62.57 square miles (162.1 km²) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km²) (or 0.13%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Tuscola

Unincorporated towns

• Hayes at 39°51′45″N 88°16′52″W / 39.862532°N 88.281160°W / 39.862532; -88.281160
• Hillcrest at 39°47′08″N 88°16′47″W / 39.785588°N 88.279770°W / 39.785588; -88.279770
• Meadowview at 39°47′24″N 88°16′31″W / 39.790032°N 88.275326°W / 39.790032; -88.275326
• North Prairie Acres at 39°48′40″N 88°16′20″W / 39.811143°N 88.272270°W / 39.811143; -88.272270
• Northgate at 39°48′25″N 88°16′38″W / 39.806976°N 88.277270°W / 39.806976; -88.277270
• Parkview at 39°48′32″N 88°17′07″W / 39.808921°N 88.285326°W / 39.808921; -88.285326
• Southland Acres at 39°47′22″N 88°17′05″W / 39.789476°N 88.284770°W / 39.789476; -88.284770
• West Ridge at 39°49′33″N 88°13′01″W / 39.825865°N 88.21699°W / 39.825865; -88.21699
• Yoder Addition at 39°48′21″N 88°16′35″W / 39.805865°N 88.276437°W / 39.805865; -88.276437

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Mount Zion, Nelson and Tuscola Township.

Major highways

• Interstate 57
• U.S. Route 36
• U.S. Route 45

Airports and landing strips

• Cooper Landing Field (historical)
• Tuscola Airport

School districts

• Tuscola Community Unit School District 301
• Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302

Political districts

• State House District 110
• State Senate District 55

References

• "Tuscola Township, Douglas County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• 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

	Sadorus Township, Champaign County	Pesotum Township, Champaign County	Crittenden Township, Champaign County
	Garrett Township		Camargo Township
		Tuscola Township
	Bourbon Township	Arcola Township	Bowdre Township

Municipalities and communities of Douglas County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Tuscola
Cities	Arcola Newman Tuscola Villa Grove
Villages	Arthur‡ Atwood‡ Camargo Garrett Hindsboro
Townships	Arcola Bourbon Bowdre Camargo Garrett Murdock Newman Sargent Tuscola
Unincorporated communities	Bourbon Chesterville Chicken Bristle Fairland‡ Ficklin Filson Galton Hayes Hillcrest Hugo Kemp Murdock North Prairie Acres Patterson Springs West Ridge
Ghost town	Fillmore
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties