Mosquito Township, Christian County, Illinois

Mosquito Township
—  Township  —
Location in Christian County
Christian County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°45′20″N 89°11′45″W / 39.75556°N 89.19583°W / 39.75556; -89.19583Coordinates: 39°45′20″N 89°11′45″W / 39.75556°N 89.19583°W / 39.75556; -89.19583
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Christian
Established	November 7, 1865
Area
- Total	46.63 sq mi (120.76 km2)
- Land	46.62 sq mi (120.75 km2)
- Water	0 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.01%
Elevation	594 ft (181 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	362
- Density	7.8/sq mi (3/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62513, 62547
GNIS feature ID	0429397

Mosquito Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 362^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Mosquito Township covers an area of 46.63 square miles (120.8 km²).

Unincorporated towns

• Osbernville at 39°45′40″N 89°10′43″W / 39.7611522°N 89.1786913°W / 39.7611522; -89.1786913

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Berea Christian, Darmer, Hunter and Stafford.

Airports and landing strips

• McCoy Airport
• Noland RLA Airport

School districts

• Meridian Community Unit School District 15
• Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9
• Taylorville Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

• State House District 87
• State Senate District 44

References

• "Mosquito Township, Christian County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429397. Retrieved 2010-01-04. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois