Crooked Creek Township, Jasper County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

39°07′05″N 88°07′54″W / 39.11806°N 88.13167°W / 39.11806; -88.13167CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJasperEstablishedNovember 8, 1859Area

• Total55.91 sq mi (144.8 km²) • Land55.91 sq mi (144.8 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

554 ft (169 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

708 • Density12.9/sq mi (5.0/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62428, 62432, 62436, 62448, 62481

FIPS code17-079-17653

Crooked Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Jasper County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 721 and it contained 340 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 55.91 square miles (144.8 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Hidalgo
Rose Hill

Unincorporated towns

Plainfield at 39°06′13″N 88°08′07″W / 39.103652°N 88.135316°W / 39.103652; -88.135316
Point Pleasant at 39°09′20″N 88°04′40″W / 39.155595°N 88.077814°W / 39.155595; -88.077814

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

Adjacent townships

Greenup Township, Cumberland County (north)
Grandville Township (east)
Hunt City Township (southeast)
Wade Township (southwest)
Grove Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these sixteen cemeteries: Andrews, Aten, Brooks, Brown, Coad, Harrisburg, Hayes, Hidalgo, Hunt/Cummins, Kilgore, Plainfield, Ross, Songer, Swick, Swick Family and Ward.

Major highways

Illinois Route 130

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	708	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Cumberland Community Unit School District 77
Jasper County Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

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

References

"Crooked Creek Township, Jasper County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.