Burton Township, Adams County, Illinois

Burton Township is a township in Adams County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 843.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Burton Township covers an area of 38.07 square miles (98.6 square kilometers); of this, 0.02 square miles (0.05 square kilometers) or 0.05 percent is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Adams
• Burton

Adjacent townships

• Gilmer Township (north)
• Columbus Township (northeast)
• Liberty Township (east)
• Richfield Township (southeast)
• Payson Township (south)
• Fall Creek Township (southwest)
• Melrose Township (west)
• Ellington Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Burton, Independence, Kimmons, Newton and Tandy.

School districts

• Liberty Community Unit School District 2 (west edge)
• Payson Community Unit School District 1 (north quarter)

Congressional and state legislative districts

• Illinois' 18th congressional district
• State House District 93
• State Senate District 47

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com