Bowlesville Township is one of ten townships in Gallatin County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 188 and it contained 87 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 96.99%) is land and (or 3.01%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

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

Extinct towns

* Bowlesville at (These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Earnshaw, Hogan and Stanley.

Major highways

* Illinois Route 1

Airports and landing strips

* Dortch Private Strip

Rivers

Ohio River The Ohio River is a long river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing southwesterly from western Pennsylvania to its mouth on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Illino ...

Saline River Saline River may refer to: United States *Saline River (Little River tributary), in southwestern Arkansas *Saline River (Ouachita River tributary), in southern Arkansas *Saline River (Illinois), a tributary of the Ohio River * Saline River (Kansas) ...

Lakes

* Mud Lake

Demographics

School districts

* Gallatin Community Unit School District 7 * Hardin County Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

* Illinois' 19th congressional district * State House District 118 * State Senate District 59

References

*
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

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