Twigg Township, Hamilton County, Illinois

Twigg Township
Township
Location in Hamilton County
Hamilton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 37°59′43″N 88°32′26″W / 37.99528°N 88.54056°WCoordinates: 37°59′43″N 88°32′26″W / 37.99528°N 88.54056°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hamilton
Established	November 3, 1885
Area
• Total	36.35 sq mi (94.1 km^2)
• Land	36.25 sq mi (93.9 km^2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km^2)  0.28%
Elevation	377 ft (115 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	578
• Density	15.9/sq mi (6.1/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62817, 62829, 62859
GNIS feature ID	0429848

Twigg Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 132 and it contained 71 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.44 square miles (47.8 km²), of which 18.39 square miles (47.6 km²) (or 99.73%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.22%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Dale at 37°59′42″N 88°29′30″W / 37.995047°N 88.491717°W
• Olga at 37°59′29″N 88°34′37″W / 37.991437°N 88.576998°W

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Digby and Marys Chapel.

School districts

• Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

• Illinois's 19th congressional district
• State House District 118
• State Senate District 59

References

• "Twigg Township, Hamilton County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
• United States Census Bureau 2009 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

• [* Hamilton County Historical Society
• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois