Raccoon Township is located in
Marion County,
Illinois
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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,541 and it contained 744 housing units.
Geography
Raccoon Township (T1N R2E) is centered at 38°31'N 88°59'W (38.518, -88.975).. The township is transversed north–south by Interstate Route 57 and State Route 37 and east as far as State Route 27 by State Route 161. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.68%) is land and (or 1.29%) is water.
Most of
Lake Centralia Lake Centralia is a reservoir in Marion County, Illinois. Served by rural roads, it is 8 miles (13 km) east of the Illinois city of Centralia. The reservoir is 412 acres in size, has a shoreline length of 12.9 miles, and possesses an average water d ...
is located in the township.
Demographics
Adjacent townships
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Salem Township (north)
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Stevenson Township (northeast)
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Haines Township (east)
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Field Township, Jefferson County (southeast)
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Rome Township, Jefferson County (south)
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Grand Prairie Township, Jefferson County (southwest)
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Centralia Township (west)
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Odin Township, Marion County (northwest)
References
External links
US Census
Townships in Marion County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois
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