Highland Township
—  Township  â€”
Location in Grundy County
Coordinates: 41°09′14″N 88°32′07″W / 41.15389°N 88.53528°W / 41.15389; -88.53528
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Grundy
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
- Total	35.99 sq mi (93.2 km2)
- Land	35.99 sq mi (93.2 km2)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	643 ft (196 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	314
- Density	8.7/sq mi (3.4/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60420, 60437, 60470, 60479
GNIS feature ID	0429135

Highland Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 314¹.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Highland Township covers an area of 35.99 square miles (93.2 square kilometers).

Cities, towns, villages

• Kinsman

Extinct towns

• Highland Town at 41°11′39″N 88°29′30″W / 41.1941996°N 88.4917322°W / 41.1941996; -88.4917322

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Adjacent townships

• Vienna Township (north)
• Mazon Township (northeast)
• Goodfarm Township (east)
• Nevada Township, Livingston County (south)
• Sunbury Township, Livingston County (southwest)
• Allen Township, LaSalle County (west)
• Brookfield Township, LaSalle County (northwest)

Political districts

• Illinois' 11th congressional district
• State House District 75
• State Senate District 38

References

• "Highland Township, Grundy County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429135. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Grundy County, Illinois County seat: Morris Cities Morris Villages Braceville | Carbon Hill | Channahon‡ | Coal City‡ | Diamond‡ | Dwight‡ | East Brooklyn | Gardner | Godley‡ | Kinsman | Mazon | Minooka‡ | Seneca‡ | South Wilmington | Verona Townships Aux Sable | Braceville | Erienna | Felix | Garfield | Goodfarm | Goose Lake | Greenfield | Highland | Maine | Mazon | Morris | Nettle Creek | Norman | Saratoga | Vienna | Wauponsee Unincorporated communities Aux Sable | Central City | Clarke City‡ | Divine | Gorman | Harrisonville | Langham | Mazonia | Nettle Creek | Paytonville | Sand Ridge | Saratoga | Stockdale | Wauponsee | Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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