Mount Zion Township is located in
Macon County,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,131 and it contained 2,878 housing units.
In 2009,
Milam Township to the south was merged into Mount Zion Township.
Cities and towns
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Hervey City
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Mount Zion
Mount Zion (, ''Har Ṣīyyōn''; , ''Jabal Sahyoun'') is a hill in Jerusalem, located just outside the walls of the Old City (Jerusalem), Old City to the south. The term Mount Zion has been used in the Hebrew Bible first for the City of David ( ...
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Turpin
Adjacent townships
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Long Creek Township (north)
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Dora Township, Moultrie County (east and southeast)
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Penn Township, Shelby County (south)
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South Macon Township (southwest and west)
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South Wheatland Township (west and northwest)
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.02%) is water.
Demographics
References
External links
City-data.com
Townships in Macon County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois
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