Big Spring Township
Township
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 39°18′29″N 88°31′29″W / 39.30806°N 88.52472°W / 39.30806; -88.52472
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Shelby
Organized	November 8, 1859
Area
• Total	29.67 sq mi (76.8 km2)
• Land	29.32 sq mi (75.9 km2)
• Water	0.35 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation	640 ft (200 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	686
• Density	23.8/sq mi (9.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	XXXXX
Area code	217
FIPS code	17-173-06002

Big Spring Township is located in Shelby County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 698 and it contained 326 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.67 square miles (76.8 km²), of which 29.32 square miles (75.9 km²) (or 98.82%) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.91 km²) (or 1.18%) is water.^[2]

Adjacent townships

• Ash Grove Township (north)
• Neoga Township, Cumberland County (northeast and east)
• Spring Point Township, Cumberland County (southeast)
• Sigel Township (south)
• Prairie Township (southwest and west)
• Richland Township (northwest)

Demographics