Oblong Township, Crawford County, Illinois

Oblong Township
—  Township  —
Location in Crawford County
Crawford County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°00′28″N 87°52′52″W / 39.00778°N 87.88111°W / 39.00778; -87.88111Coordinates: 39°00′28″N 87°52′52″W / 39.00778°N 87.88111°W / 39.00778; -87.88111
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Crawford
Established	November 5, 1867
Area
– Total	57.43 sq mi (148.73 km2)
– Land	57.39 sq mi (148.64 km2)
– Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.07%
Elevation	486 ft (148 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,918
– Density	50.8/sq mi (19.6/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62449, 62454
GNIS feature ID	0429474

Oblong Township is one of ten townships in Crawford County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,918^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Oblong Township covers an area of 57.43 square miles (148.7 km²); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) or 0.07 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Oblong
• Stoy

Unincorporated towns

• Dogwood
• Oil Center

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Oblong, Prier and White Oak.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 33

Lakes

• Oblong Lake

Landmarks

• Oblong Park

School districts

• Oblong Community Unit School District 4
• Robinson Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

• Illinois' 15th congressional district
• State House District 109
• State Senate District 55

References

• "Oblong Township, Crawford County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429474. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
• 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