Clarion Township, Bureau County, Illinois

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]

Clarion Township
Township
Location in Bureau County
Bureau County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°32′16″N 89°13′31″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyBureau
EstablishedNovember 6, 1849
Area
 • Total35.35 sq mi (91.6 km2)
 • Land35.35 sq mi (91.6 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
833 ft (254 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
403
 • Density11.9/sq mi (4.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61330, 61342
FIPS code17-011-14598

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.35 square miles (91.6 km2), all land.[2]

Cities

Unincorporated towns

(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.

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Clarion Lutheran, Erbes, German Evangelical, Hetzler and Hill.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips
  • Ivan E Bauer Heliport
  • Keutzer Airport
  • Otterbach Farm Airport

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2016 (est.)403[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts
  • La Moille Community Unit School District 303
  • Mendota Elementary District 289
  • Mendota High School District 280

Political districts

References
  • "Clarion Township, Bureau County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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