Astoria Township is one of twenty-six

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,464 and it contained 665 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.82%) is land and (or 1.18%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Astoria * Washington (no longer exists due to another town in the state with the name). The village contained 48 lots. It was laid out in 1836 & it had a small general store, a few cabins, blacksmith shop and a school house nearby which was also used to hold church services. The village never grew & ceased to exist. * Vienna was laid out by Zach Gilbert, Benjamin Clark & a Mr Bacon on June 9, 1837. Due to there being another town in the state with this name it was changed to Astoria.

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Astoria, Oak Grove, Salem, South Fulton and Union Chapel.

Major highways

US Route 24 U.S. Route 24 (US 24) is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It originally ran from Pontiac, Michigan, in the east to Kansas City, Missouri, in the west. Today, the highway's eastern terminus is in Independence Township, Mich ...

Airports and landing strips

* Campbell Landing Strip

Lakes

* Emmanuel Lake

Demographics

School districts

* Astoria Community Unit School District 1 * V I T Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

Illinois' 17th congressional district The 17th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Democrat Cheri Bustos. It includes most of the northwestern portion of the state, with most of its population living on the Illinois side of the Quad Cities, as well as parts of Peo ...

* State House District 94 * State Senate District 47

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

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