Ash Grove Township, Shelby County, Illinois
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Ash Grove Township | |
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.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°23′41″N 88°31′48″W / 39.39472°N 88.53000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Shelby |
| Organized | November 8, 1859 |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.38 sq mi (109.8 km2) |
| • Land | 42.11 sq mi (109.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2) |
| Elevation | 636 ft (194 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| 466 | |
| • Density | 11.4/sq mi (4.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | XXXXX |
| Area code | 217 |
| FIPS code | 17-173-02466 |
Ash Grove Township is located in Shelby County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 479 and it contained 254 housing units.[2]
Ash Grove was initially settled by Euro-Americans by 1830. It was an early location of Mormon missionary activity in Illinois, with Mormons residing there by 1832. In late 1836 a mob attacked a Mormon missionary preaching at Ash Grove. Younger Green got an affidavit for the arrest of the mob, but the militia refused to cooperate in arresting the accused mobbers.[3]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.38 square miles (109.8 km2), of which 42.11 square miles (109.1 km2) (or 99.36%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 0.61%) is water.[2]
Adjacent townships
- Whitley Township, Moultrie County (north)
- Mattoon Township, Coles County (northeast and east)
- Paradise Township, Coles County (east)
- Neoga Township, Cumberland County (east and southeast)
- Big Spring Township (south)
- Prairie Township (southwest)
- Richland Township (west)
- Windsor Township (northwest)
