Biggsville Township is one of eleven
townships in
Henderson County,
Illinois
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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 552 and it contained 266 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.81%) is land and (or 0.16%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Biggsville
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Biggsville, Cumberland Presbyterian, Huss and Salter's Grove.
Major highways
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U.S. Route 34
U.S. Route 34 (US 34) is an east–west United States highway that runs for from north-central Colorado to the western suburbs of Chicago. Through Rocky Mountain National Park it is known as the Trail Ridge Road where it reaches elevation ...
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Illinois Route 94
Airports and landing strips
* Corzatt Airport
* Seymour Landing Strip
Demographics
School districts
* West Central Community Unit School District 235
Political districts
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Illinois's 17th congressional district
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* 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 Henderson County, Illinois
1906 establishments in Illinois
Populated places established in 1906
Townships in Illinois