Pilot Grove Township is one of twenty-four
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in
Hancock County,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...
,
USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 280 and it contained 131 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.78%) is land and (or 0.22%) is water.
Unincorporated towns
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Burnside at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: McKay and Pilot Grove.
Major highways
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Illinois Route 94
Illinois Route 94 is a north–south state highway in western Illinois. It runs from U.S. Route 24 (US 24) just east of Camp Point to U.S. Route 67 just south of Oak Grove, just south of the Quad Cities area. This is a distance of .
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Airports and landing strips
* Brooks Ranch Airport
* Lung RLA Airport
Lakes
* Linda Lake
Demographics
School districts
* Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325
Political districts
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Illinois's 18th congressional district
The 18th congressional district of Illinois covered central and western Illinois, including all of Jacksonville and Quincy and parts of Bloomington, Peoria, and Springfield. It was last represented by Republican Darin LaHood, who took of ...
* State House District 94
* State Senate District 47
References
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles*
United States National Atlas
External links
Township Officials of Illinois
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Townships in Hancock County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois