Isabel Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Isabel Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 192 and it contained 87 housing units.[2]

Isabel Township
Township
Location in Fulton County
Fulton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°18′27″N 90°09′46″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyFulton
EstablishedNovember 6, 1849
Area
 • Total29.37 sq mi (76.1 km2)
 • Land29.23 sq mi (75.7 km2)
 • Water0.14 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.48%
Elevation
495 ft (151 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
183
 • Density6.6/sq mi (2.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61441, 61501, 61542 62644
FIPS code17-057-37842

Administration history

Township Supervisors

NameYearNameYear
Jeremiah Farris1850-51William Farris1866-69
Robert Carter1852-53Josiah Hendee1870
William Craig1854-55T.B. Duncan1871
Alex Freeman1856-57John Lane1872
Robert Carter1858Robert K. Walker1873
Alex Freeman1859James M. Lane1874-75
C.J. Dilworth1860Robert G. Mulica1876
John Lane1861-64James Foutch1877-79
William Craig1865

Town Clerks

  • Jesse Benson..........1850 Robert G. Mulica..1872-73
  • William Craig.....1860 Jesse Benson.........1874-77
  • Jesse Benson......1861-69 Stephen J. Benson.1878
  • Roland C. Benson..1870 Thomas Brown......1879
  • Hugh Murrey... ......1871

Local government

Township Supervisor
  • Greg Juergens (2005–Present)
  • Dennis Barr (2001-2005)
  • Gary Crum (1989-2001) Appointed
  • Larry Tarvin (?) Resigned
  • Carl Gowdy (?)

Town Clerk
  • Karen Hazzard (2018–Present) Appointed
  • Janice Colglazier (2008-2018) Resigned moved out of the township
  • Pat Robinson (1988-2008)

Road Commissioner
  • David Howe (2018–Present) Appointed
  • Robert Kessler (2017-2018) died August 25, 2018[3]
  • Gary Whitmore (2015-2017) Appointed
  • Matt Stephens (2013-2015) Resigned
  • Dennis Barr (2005-2013)
  • Ed Weatherford (1997-2005)
  • Carrol Weaver (1980-1997)

Trustees
  • Monty Graham ( - Present)
  • Craig Porter ( -Present)
  • Tracy Tomm (2019–Present) Appointed
  • Chase Evans (2017–Present)

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 168 Lewistown, IL. 61542

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.37 square miles (76.1 km2), of which 29.23 square miles (75.7 km2) (or 99.52%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) (or 0.48%) is water.[2]

Existing towns (unincorporated)
  • Duncan Mills - Duncan's Mills is a small place of business with a post office on the Spoon River, deriving its name from the gris-tmill at the point formerly owned and operated by George Duncan, an early settler there, and a very highly respected citizen. From 1840 to 1855, perhaps for a greater length of time, his was the largest grist-mill within a radius of 15 to 20 miles.

Extinct towns
  • Otto
  • Spoon River village
  • West Havana
  • Point Isabel was an old shipping point on the Illinois River, at the mouth of the Spoon River and directly across from Havana, and was the southern terminus of the Fulton County Narrow Gauge railway connecting to Fairview and Galesburg.
  • Bessler's Station (aka Barrett's Station) was a station on the Narrow Gauge Railroad until 1910.

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Duncan, Farris, Foutch, Freeman, Kearney and Otto.

Major highways

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2016 (est.)183[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

School districts
  • Lewistown School District 97

Political districts

References
  • "Isabel Township, Fulton County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. https://macombnewsnow.com/obituaries/377643. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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