Elkhorn Township, Brown County, Illinois

Elkhorn Township
Township
Location in Brown County
Brown County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°52′58″N 90°43′52″W / 39.88278°N 90.73111°WCoordinates: 39°52′58″N 90°43′52″W / 39.88278°N 90.73111°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Brown
Established	November 8, 1853
Area
• Total	37.4 sq mi (97 km^2)
• Land	37.4 sq mi (97 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)  0%
Elevation	492 ft (150 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	346
• Density	9.3/sq mi (3.6/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62323, 62353, 62378
GNIS feature ID	0428954

Elkhorn Township is one of nine townships in Brown County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 346 and it contained 173 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.4 square miles (97 km²), all land.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Gilbirds
• Jaques

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these eleven cemeteries: Dearborn, Gilbirds, Hebron, Law, Marden, Newenham, Reeves, Rusk, Stoner, Tucker and Zion Lutheran.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 99
• Illinois Route 107

School districts

• Brown County Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

• Illinois' 18th congressional district
• State House District 93
• State Senate District 47

References

• "Elkhorn Township, Brown County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. "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