Twigg Township, Hamilton County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Twigg Township

Township

Location in Hamilton County

Hamilton County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 37°59′43″N 88°32′26″W﻿ / ﻿37.99528°N 88.54056°W﻿ / 37.99528; -88.54056
Country|  United States
State|  Illinois
County| Hamilton
Established| November 3, 1885
Area

• Total| 36.35 sq mi (94.1 km2)
• Land| 36.25 sq mi (93.9 km2)
• Water| 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.28%
Elevation

| 377 ft (115 m)
Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)[1]

| 550
• Density| 15.9/sq mi (6.1/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

62817, 62829, 62859

FIPS code| 17-065-76472

Twigg Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 132 and it contained 71 housing units.[2]

## Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.44 square miles (47.8 km2), of which 18.39 square miles (47.6 km2) (or 99.73%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.22%) is water.[2]

### Unincorporated towns[edit]

* Dale at 37°59′42″N 88°29′30″W﻿ / ﻿37.995047°N 88.491717°W﻿ / 37.995047; -88.491717
* Olga at 37°59′29″N 88°34′37″W﻿ / ﻿37.991437°N 88.576998°W﻿ / 37.991437; -88.576998

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

### Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains these four cemeteries: Digby, Marys Chapel, Smith and Mt. Olive.

## Demographics[edit]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 550| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## School districts[edit]

* Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10

## Political districts[edit]

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

## References[edit]

* "Twigg Township, Hamilton County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
* United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States National Atlas

1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## External links[edit]

* [* Hamilton County Historical Society
* City-Data.com
* Illinois State Archives
* Township Officials of Illinois

Places adjacent to Twigg Township, Hamilton County, Illinois

| Knights Prairie Township | McLeansboro Township |

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Flannigan Township |

Twigg Township

| Mayberry Township
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South Flannigan Township | South Twigg Township |

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Municipalities and communities of Hamilton County, Illinois, United States

County seat: McLeansboro

Cities|

* McLeansboro

Map of Illinois highlighting Hamilton County

Town|

* Belle Prairie City

Villages|

* Broughton
* Dahlgren
* Macedonia‡

Townships|

* Beaver Creek
* Crook
* Crouch
* Dahlgren
* Flannigan
* Knights Prairie
* Mayberry
* McLeansboro
* South Crouch
* South Flannigan
* South Twigg
* Twigg

Unincorporated
communities|

* Aden
* Blairsville
* Braden
* Dale
* Delafield
* Piopolis
* Rural Hill
* Tuckers Corners
* West Rural Hill

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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