Clarion Township, Bureau County, Illinois

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Clarion Township
Map highlighting Clarion Township, Bureau County, Illinois.svg
Location in Bureau County
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Bureau County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°32′16″N89°13′31″W / 41.53778°N 89.22528°W / 41.53778; -89.22528 Coordinates: 41°32′16″N89°13′31″W / 41.53778°N 89.22528°W / 41.53778; -89.22528
Country United States
State Illinois
County Bureau
EstablishedNovember 6, 1849
Area
  Total35.35 sq mi (91.6 km2)
  Land35.35 sq mi (91.6 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
833 ft (254 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Estimate 
(2016) [1]
403
  Density11.9/sq mi (4.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61330, 61342
FIPS code 17-011-14598

Clarion Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 421 and it contained 162 housing units. [2]

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Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.35 square miles (91.6 km2), all land. [2]

Cities

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)Both locations were railroad stations with no residential buildings immediately adjacent. Clarion was a station on what is now the Burlington Northern mainline a few miles southwest of Mendota. No siding or any visible sign of a station exists—and has not since at least 1950. Wendel station was on a Burlington Northern branch line about four miles west of Mendota. A grain elevator (at one time operated by the Wendel family) was the only structure other than nearby farmsteads. The branch railroad was abandoned and all rails removed circa 1975.

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Clarion Lutheran, Erbes, German Evangelical, Hetzler and Hill.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
Est. 2016403 [1]
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

School districts

Political districts

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References

  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.