Putman Township, Fulton County, Illinois facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Putman Township
Township
Location in Fulton County
Fulton County's location in Illinois
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fulton
Area
• Total	35.24 sq mi (91.3 km2)
• Land	33.6 sq mi (87 km2)
• Water	1.63 sq mi (4.2 km2)  4.63%
Elevation	607 ft (185 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)	2,040
• Density	63.6/sq mi (24.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61427, 61519, 61520, 61542
FIPS code	17-057-62276

Putman Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,137 and it contained 964 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.24 square miles (91.3 km²), of which 33.6 square miles (87 km²) (or 95.35%) is land and 1.63 square miles (4.2 km²) (or 4.63%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Cuba

Extinct towns

• Civer
• Fulton Center

(These are described as "historical" by the USGS.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Blackaby, Connor, Cuba, Saunders and Thompson.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 95
• Illinois Route 97
• Illinois Route 100

Lakes

• Fisher Lake
• Frog Lake
• Long Lake
• Lake Marie
• Lake Wee-Ma-Tuk
• Mason Lake
• Rose Lake
• Stevens Lake
• Swimming Lake
• Traer Lake
• Truax Lake
• Woods Lake

Political districts

• Illinois' 17th congressional district
• State House District 91
• State Senate District 46

	Deerfield Township	Joshua Township	Canton Township
	Cass Township		Buckheart Township
		Putman Township
	Bernadotte Township	Lewistown Township	Liverpool Township

Demographics

See also

In Spanish: Municipio de Putman para niños