Athensville Township is one of thirteen

townships A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...

in Greene County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 343 and it contained 159 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

* Athensville at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these 10 cemeteries: Athensville, Barnett Number 1, Ceres, Jackson, Old Hopper Homestead, Reeve-Mayberry, Richwoods, Rhodes, Sheppard and Union Prather.

Major highways

U.S. Route 67 U.S. Route 67 is a major north–south U.S. highway which extends for 1,560 miles (2,511 km) in the Central United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the United States-Mexico border in Presidio, Texas, where it continues so ...

Demographics

School districts

* Franklin Community Unit School District 1 * Greenfield Community Unit School District 10 * North Greene Unit School District 3

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 97 * State Senate District 49

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

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