Camp Point Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Adams County |
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Adams County's location in Illinois |
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Coordinates: 40°04′13″N 91°05′16″W / 40.07028°N 91.08778°WCoordinates: 40°04′13″N 91°05′16″W / 40.07028°N 91.08778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Adams |
Area | |
• Total | 37.68 sq mi (97.6 km2) |
• Land | 37.61 sq mi (97.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.19% |
Elevation | 702 ft (214 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,632 |
• Density | 43.4/sq mi (16.8/km2) |
Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP codes | 62320, 62325, 62339, 62351 |
GNIS feature ID | 0428754 |
Camp Point Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,632 and it contained 695 housing units.
Camp Point was organized as a political township in 1849. The township took its name from a former Indian camping site within its borders.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.68 square miles (97.6 km2), of which 37.61 square miles (97.4 km2) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.19%) is water.
The township contains three cemeteries: Evergreen, Hebron and Wallace.