Buckheart Township, Fulton County, Illinois
Buckheart Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,484 and it contained 709 housing units.[2]
Buckheart Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°29′44″N 90°02′53″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Fulton |
Established | November 6, 1849 |
Area | |
• Total | 35.73 sq mi (92.5 km2) |
• Land | 34.76 sq mi (90.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.97 sq mi (2.5 km2) 2.71% |
Elevation | 623 ft (190 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 1,430 |
• Density | 42.7/sq mi (16.5/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 61427, 61519, 61520, 61542 |
FIPS code | 17-057-09265 |
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.73 square miles (92.5 km2), of which 34.76 square miles (90.0 km2) (or 97.29%) is land and 0.97 square miles (2.5 km2) (or 2.71%) is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- Canton (partial)
- Dunfermline
- St. David
- Bryant
- Hooty (small mining community which no longer exists).
Major highways
Lakes
- Fisher Lake
- Frog Lake
- Long Lake
- Mason Lake
- Rose Lake
- Stevens Lake
- Swimming Lake
- Traer Lake
- Woods Lake
School districts
- Community Unit School District 3 Fulton City
- Lewistown School District 97
Political districts
- Illinois's 17th congressional district
- State House District 91
- State Senate District 46
References
- "Buckheart Township, Fulton County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
- "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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