Goose Creek Township, Piatt County, Illinois

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Goose Creek Township
Township
Map highlighting Goose Creek Township, Piatt County, Illinois.svg
Location in Piatt County
Map of Illinois highlighting Piatt County.svg
Piatt County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°06′16″N88°38′21″W / 40.10444°N 88.63917°W / 40.10444; -88.63917
Country United States
State Illinois
County Piatt
EstablishedNovember 8, 1859
Area
 • Total
56.32 sq mi (145.9 km2)
 • Land56.3 sq mi (146 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2)  0.02%
Elevation
699 ft (213 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016) [1]
767
 • Density14/sq mi (5.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 17-147-30523

Goose Creek Township is a township in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 790 and it contained 355 housing units. [2]

Contents

Ameren's Goose Creek Energy Center, a combustion turbine generator (CTG) power plant, is located in Goose Creek Township. [3]

Geography

AmerenUE's Goose Creek Energy Center, a natural gas power station, located in the township between Lodge, Illinois and De Land, Illinois. ( 40deg06'25''N 88deg35'57''W / 40.106942degN 88.599281degW / 40.106942; -88.599281 ) Goose Creek Energy Center.jpg
AmerenUE's Goose Creek Energy Center, a natural gas power station, located in the township between Lodge, Illinois and De Land, Illinois. ( 40°06′25″N88°35′57″W / 40.106942°N 88.599281°W / 40.106942; -88.599281 )

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 56.32 square miles (145.9 km2), of which 56.3 square miles (146 km2) (or 99.96%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.02%) is water. [2]

Cities and towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Deland, Dillow Family, Dooley Family, Kentuck, Marquiss, Morain, Mosgrove and Old Monticello.

Major highways

References

  1. ↑ "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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.ameren.com/source/AboutUs/Pages/ADC_CTGs.aspx%5B%5D
  4. ↑ http://www.cilco.com/AboutUs/ADC_AU_FactSheet.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
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