Mills Township, Bond County, Illinois

Mills Township
—  Township  —
Location in Bond County
Bond County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°47′19″N 89°25′16″W / 38.78861°N 89.42111°W / 38.78861; -89.42111Coordinates: 38°47′19″N 89°25′16″W / 38.78861°N 89.42111°W / 38.78861; -89.42111
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Bond
Settlement	November 6, 1888
Area
– Total	36.43 sq mi (94.35 km2)
– Land	36.39 sq mi (94.25 km2)
– Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.11%
Elevation	505 ft (154 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	554
– Density	15.2/sq mi (5.9/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62231, 62246, 62275
GNIS feature ID	0429368

Mills Township is one of nine townships in Bond County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 554^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Mills Township covers an area of 36.43 square miles (94.4 km²); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) or 0.11 percent is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Beaver Creek
• Dudleyville

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Greene, Weinheimer and Wisetown.

Major highways

• Illinois State Route 127
• Illinois State Route 143

School districts

• Bond County Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 102
• State Senate District 51

References

• "Mills Township, Bond County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429368. Retrieved 2010-01-04. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives