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Grandview Township, Edgar County, Illinois

Coordinates: 39°32′00″N 87°50′00″W / 39.53333°N 87.83333°W / 39.53333; -87.83333
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Grandview Township
Location in Edgar County
Location in Edgar County
Edgar County's location in Illinois
Edgar County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°32′00″N 87°50′00″W / 39.53333°N 87.83333°W / 39.53333; -87.83333
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyEdgar
EstablishedNovember 4, 1856
Area
 • Total45.14 sq mi (116.9 km2)
 • Land45.08 sq mi (116.8 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.13%
Elevation
738 ft (225 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
558
 • Density13.1/sq mi (5.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61933, 61944
FIPS code17-045-30822

Grandview Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 590 and it contained 260 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 45.14 square miles (116.9 km2), of which 45.08 square miles (116.8 km2) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.13%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these twelve cemeteries: Augustus, Barr-Johnson, Beatty, Boyer, Cholera, Gill, Grandview, Hinds, Huffman, New Goshen, Rudy and Tate. There is also Baber Family Cemetery, Goshen, Ryan.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Bussart Airport
  • Glatthaar Airport
  • Gough Airport

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2016 (est.)558[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Kansas Community Unit School District 3
  • Paris Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

References

  • "Grandview Township, Edgar County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas