Fountain Creek Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°32′16″N 87°49′00″W / 40.53778°N 87.81667°W / 40.53778; -87.81667CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyIroquoisEstablishedSeptember 15, 1868Area

• Total36.23 sq mi (93.8 km²) • Land36.23 sq mi (93.8 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

669 ft (204 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

351 • Density10.2/sq mi (3.9/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

60924, 60926, 60942, 60953, 60960

FIPS code17-075-27286

Fountain Creek Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 368 and it contained 145 housing units.^[2] Fountain Creek Township formed from a portion of Ash Grove Township on September 15, 1868.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.23 square miles (93.8 km²), all land.^[2] Nearly all of the township consists of flat, open farmland. Two small waterways, Fountain Creek and Whiskey Creek, flow northeast across the township and meet north of Goodwine.

A Union Pacific rail line connecting Chicago and St. Louis runs northeast-to-southwest through the eastern half of the township, and a branch of the defunct Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad crosses it near the northern border.

Unincorporated towns

Claytonville at 40°34′01″N 87°49′23″W / 40.5669804°N 87.8230869°W / 40.5669804; -87.8230869, half a mile from the northern edge of the township on County Road 1600 East.
Fountain Creek at 40°30′58″N 87°48′39″W / 40.5161473°N 87.8108631°W / 40.5161473; -87.8108631 on County Road 200 North.
Goodwine at 40°34′02″N 87°47′04″W / 40.5672584°N 87.7844742°W / 40.5672584; -87.7844742, two miles east of Claytonville on County Road 1800 East.

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

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery: Old Apostolic, near Fountain Creek.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	351	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6
Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11
Milford Area Public Schools #124

Political districts

Illinois' 15th congressional district
State House District 105
State Senate District 53

References

"Fountain Creek Township, Iroquois 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.