Pana Township, Christian County, Illinois

Pana Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,647 and it contained 3,213 housing units.[2]

Pana Township
Township
Location in Christian County
Christian County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°24′N 89°5′W
Country United States
State Illinois
CountyChristian
EstablishedNovember 7, 1865
Area
 • Total49.25 sq mi (127.6 km2)
 • Land49.03 sq mi (127.0 km2)
 • Water0.22 sq mi (0.6 km2)  0.45%
Elevation
673 ft (205 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
6,329
 • Density135.6/sq mi (52.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
62557
FIPS code17-021-57485

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.25 square miles (127.6 km2), of which 49.03 square miles (127.0 km2) (or 99.55%) is land and 0.22 square miles (0.57 km2) (or 0.45%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Calvary, Linwood, Mound and Twin Pines.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips
  • Tex Landing Strip

Lakes
  • Lake Pana (east of Pana - coordinates: 39.371862,-89.021114)
  • Paragon Lake (southwestern corner of Pana - coordinates: 39.372592,-89.092611)

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20166,329[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts
  • Central A & M Community Unit School District 21
  • Pana Community Unit School District 8

Political districts
  • State House District 98
  • State Senate District 49
gollark: Yes.
gollark: You put a computer beside the monitor to receive commands.
gollark: Yes.
gollark: That is possible.
gollark: A wireless network traffic monitor Or wirelessly controlled monitor?

References
  • "Pana Township, Christian County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  • United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

Adjacent Townships
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.