Six Mile Township is one of twelve

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in Franklin County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,885 and it contained 1,741 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.13%) is land and (or 1.87%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Royalton * Zeigler

Unincorporated towns

* Cleburne *

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these fourteen cemeteries: Browning, Butler, Dawson, Miners (Old), Miners (New), Moyers, Osage, Saint Aloysius, Saint Andrews, Saint Marys, Vaughn, Wells, Zeigler (Old), and Zeigler (New).

Major highways

Illinois Route 148 Illinois Route 148 is a north–south state road in southern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 37 at Pulleys Mill (near the intersection of Interstate 24 and Interstate 57) north to the western terminus of Illinois Route 142 and Illinois ...

Illinois Route 149 Illinois Route 149 is an east–west state road in southern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 3 near Grimsby east to Illinois Route 34 in Thompsonville. This is a distance of . Route description Illinois 149 runs east–west throug ...

Illinois Route 184 Illinois Route 184 is a state road in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Illinois located entirely within Franklin County, Illinois, Franklin County. It runs from Illinois Route 149 in Royalton, Illinois, Royalton north to Illinois Route ...

Airports and landing strips

* Adams AirportGetting to Carbondale: By plane - Illinois Travel Guide - iGuide
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Lakes

* B And A Lake * Hilyn Lake

Demographics

School districts

* Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188

Political districts

Illinois' 12th congressional district The 12th congressional district of Illinois is a congressional district in the southern part of U.S. state of Illinois. It has been represented by Republican Mike Bost since 2015. Geographic boundaries 2011 redistricting The district covers p ...

* State House District 117 * State Senate District 59

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

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