Biggsville Township, Henderson County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°51′06″N 90°50′40″W / 40.85167°N 90.84444°W / 40.85167; -90.84444Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyHendersonEstablishedNovember 6, 1906Area

• Total36.73 sq mi (95.1 km²) • Land36.66 sq mi (94.9 km²) • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.16%Elevation

682 ft (208 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

515 • Density15.1/sq mi (5.8/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61418, 61437, 61447

FIPS code17-071-05911

Biggsville Township is one of eleven townships in Henderson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 552 and it contained 266 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.73 square miles (95.1 km²), of which 36.66 square miles (94.9 km²) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.16%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Biggsville

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Biggsville, Cumberland Presbyterian, Huss and Salter's Grove.

Major highways

U.S. Route 34
Illinois Route 94

Airports and landing strips

Corzatt Airport
Seymour Landing Strip

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	515	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

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
"Biggsville 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.