Maine Township
—  Township  â€”
Location in Grundy County
Coordinates: 41°14′40″N 88°19′54″W / 41.24444°N 88.33167°W / 41.24444; -88.33167
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Grundy
Established	March 18, 1898
Area
- Total	18.01 sq mi (46.65 km2)
- Land	18.01 sq mi (46.65 km2)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	558 ft (170 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	242
- Density	13.4/sq mi (5.2/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60416, 60424, 60444
GNIS feature ID	0429311

Maine Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 242¹.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Maine Township covers an area of 18.01 square miles (46.65 square kilometers).

Cities, towns, villages

• Coal City (southwest edge)

Unincorporated towns

• Gorman at 41°15′40″N 88°20′30″W / 41.2611434°N 88.3417309°W / 41.2611434; -88.3417309
• Harrisonville at 41°17′14″N 88°18′17″W / 41.2872542°N 88.3047856°W / 41.2872542; -88.3047856

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

Adjacent townships

• Goose Lake Township (north)
• Felix Township (northeast)
• Braceville Township (east)
• Greenfield Township (southeast)
• Garfield Township (south)
• Goodfarm Township (southwest)
• Mazon Township (west)
• Wauponsee Township (northwest)

Major highways

• Interstate 55

Airports and landing strips

• Matteson RLA Airport

School districts

• Coal City Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

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

References

• "Maine 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:0429311. 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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