Bernadotte Township, Fulton County, Illinois
# Bernadotte Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Bernadotte Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 273 and it contained 141 housing units.

## Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.7 square miles (98 $km^2),$ of which 37.69 square miles (97.6 $km^2)$ (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 $km^2)$ (or 0.03%) is water.

### Extinct towns

* Bernadotte
* Tuscumbia
* Cameron Grove (aka Colemans grove) was a picnic area & settlement 3 miles up the spoon River north of Bernadotte in the early days.
* Providence was a small community with a lovely church and cemetery.
* Bennington was a former village that had a post office established Sept 20,1823 and discontinued May 20, 1835.

### Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Engle, Providence, Randol and Stites.

### Landmarks

* Camp Ellis Landing Strip

## School districts

* Community Unit School District 3 Fulton City
* Lewistown School District 97
* V I T Community Unit School District 2

## Political districts

* Illinois's 17th congressional district
* State House District 94
* State Senate District 47
