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]
Goose Creek Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Piatt County | |
 Piatt County's location in Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 40°06′16″N 88°38′21″W / 40.10444°N 88.63917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Piatt |
| Established | November 8, 1859 |
| Area | |
• Total | 56.32 sq mi (145.9 km2) |
| • Land | 56.3 sq mi (146 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.02% |
| Elevation | 699 ft (213 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 767 |
| • Density | 14/sq mi (5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 17-147-30523 |
Ameren's Goose Creek Energy Center, a combustion turbine generator (CTG) power plant, is located in Goose Creek Township.[3]
Geography
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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
editAdjacent townships
edit- Santa Anna Township, DeWitt County (north)
- Blue Ridge Township (northeast)
- Sangamon Township (east)
- Monticello Township (southeast)
- Willow Branch Township (south)
- Friends Creek Township, Macon County (southwest)
- Nixon Township, DeWitt County (west)
- DeWitt Township, DeWitt County (northwest)
Cemeteries
editThe township contains eight cemeteries: Deland, Dillow Family, Dooley Family, Kentuck, Marquiss, Morain, Mosgrove and Old Monticello.
Major highways
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References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ http://www.ameren.com/source/AboutUs/Pages/ADC_CTGs.aspx[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.cilco.com/AboutUs/ADC_AU_FactSheet.pdf [bare URL PDF]