Clarion Township | |
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Location in Bureau County | |
Bureau County's location in Illinois | |
Coordinates: 41°32′16″N89°13′31″W / 41.53778°N 89.22528°W Coordinates: 41°32′16″N89°13′31″W / 41.53778°N 89.22528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Bureau |
Established | November 6, 1849 |
Area | |
• Total | 35.35 sq mi (91.6 km2) |
• Land | 35.35 sq mi (91.6 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
Elevation | 833 ft (254 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016) [1] | 403 |
• Density | 11.9/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]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.35 square miles (91.6 km2), all land. [2]
(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.
The township contains these five cemeteries: Clarion Lutheran, Erbes, German Evangelical, Hetzler and Hill.
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
Est. 2016 | 403 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census [3] |
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