Crouch Township, Hamilton County, Illinois

As of the 2010 census, its population was 260 and it contained 119 housing units.^[1] According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.09 square miles (65.0 km²), of which 25.09 square miles (65.0 km²) (or 100%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.04%) is water.^[1]

Crouch Township
Township
Location in Hamilton County
Hamilton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°13′32″N 88°30′03″W / 38.22556°N 88.50083°W / 38.22556; -88.50083Coordinates: 38°13′32″N 88°30′03″W / 38.22556°N 88.50083°W / 38.22556; -88.50083
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hamilton
Established	November 3, 1885
Area
• Total	25.09 sq mi (65.0 km2)
• Land	25.09 sq mi (65.0 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.04%
Elevation	377 ft (115 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	260
• Density	10.4/sq mi (4.0/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62828, 62859, 62895
GNIS feature ID	0428861

Crouch Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 374 and it contained 175 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 47.45 square miles (122.9 km²), of which 47.44 square miles (122.9 km²) (or 99.98%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.02%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Belle Prairie City

Unincorporated towns

• Aden at 38°14′30″N 88°27′30″W / 38.241715°N 88.458383°W / 38.241715; -88.458383
• Garrison at 38°14′54″N 88°31′09″W / 38.248381°N 88.519218°W / 38.248381; -88.519218
• Piopolis at 38°11′01″N 88°33′41″W / 38.183659°N 88.561442°W / 38.183659; -88.561442

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Crouch, Garrison and Rawls.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 242

Airports and landing strips

• Moulton Farms Airport

School districts

• Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10
• Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 3
• Wayne City Community Unit School District 100

Political districts

• Illinois's 19th congressional district
• State House District 108
• State Senate District 54

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• "Crouch Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-24. 
• United States National Atlas

1. 1 2 3 4 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28. 

External links

• Hamilton County Historical Society
• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois

	Orel Township, Wayne County		Big Mound Township, Wayne County
	Dahlgren Township		Barnhill Township, Wayne County Mill Shoals Township, White County
		Crouch Township
	South Crouch Township		Beaver Creek Township

Municipalities and communities of Hamilton County, Illinois, United States
County seat: McLeansboro
Cities	McLeansboro
Town	Belle Prairie City
Villages	Broughton Dahlgren Macedonia‡
Townships	Beaver Creek Crook Crouch Dahlgren Flannigan Knights Prairie Mayberry McLeansboro South Crouch South Flannigan South Twigg Twigg
Unincorporated communities	Aden Blairsville Braden Bungay Cornerville Dale Delafield Diamond City Flint Garrison Hoodville Lovilla Olga Piopolis Rural Hill Thackeray Thurber Tuckers Corners University Walpole West Rural Hill
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties