Carman Township is one of eleven
townships
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in
Henderson County,
Illinois
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,
USA
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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 309 and it contained 287 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 83.48%) is land and (or 16.52%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
*
Gulf Port (south portion)
Unincorporated towns
*
Carman
In Celtic mythology, Carman or Carmun was a warrior and sorceress from Athens who tried to invade Ireland in the days of the Tuatha Dé Danann, along with her three sons, Dub ("black"), Dother ("evil") and Dian ("violence"). She used her magical ...
at
*
Carthage Lake at
*
Heapsville at
*
Shokokon at
*
Yellow Banks at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Extinct towns
* Silver Lake at
(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)
Cemeteries
The township contains Carman Cemetery.
Airports and landing strips
* Johnson Farm Airport
Rivers
*
Mississippi River
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Lakes
* Brush Lake
* Carthage Lake
* Fish Lake
* Goose Lake
* Lily Lake
* Long Lake
* Millman Lake
* Orchard City Lake
* Rhodes Lake
* Silver Lake
Demographics
School districts
* West Central Community Unit School District 235
Political districts
*
Illinois's 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 Peor ...
* 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
Illinois populated places on the Mississippi River