Rozetta Township, Henderson County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°56′25″N 90°50′33″W / 40.94028°N 90.84250°W / 40.94028; -90.84250Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyHendersonEstablishedNovember 6, 1906Area

• Total36.43 sq mi (94.4 km²) • Land36.42 sq mi (94.3 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²) 0.03%Elevation

722 ft (220 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

255 • Density7.4/sq mi (2.9/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61418, 61447, 61453, 61462, 61469

FIPS code17-071-66222

Rozetta Township is one of eleven townships in Henderson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 271 and it contained 121 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.43 square miles (94.4 km²), of which 36.42 square miles (94.3 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

Reeds at 40°55′02″N 90°49′32″W / 40.917260°N 90.825417°W / 40.917260; -90.825417
Rozetta at 40°56′30″N 90°51′50″W / 40.941704°N 90.863751°W / 40.941704; -90.863751

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Coghill, Cumberland, Reed, Rozetta, Smith Creek and Stockton.

Major highways

Illinois Route 164

Airports and landing strips

Carner Landing Strip (currently unusable)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	255	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

United Community School District 304
West Central Community Unit School District 235

Political districts

Illinois's 17th congressional district
State House District 94
State Senate District 47

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Rozetta Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
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.