Fountain Creek Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 368 and it contained 145 housing units. Fountain Creek Township formed from a portion of Ash Grove Township on September 15, 1868. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land. Nearly all of the township consists of flat, open farmland. Two small waterways, Fountain Creek and Whiskey Creek, flow northeast across the township and meet north of Goodwine. A Union Pacific rail line connecting Chicago and St. Louis runs northeast-to-southwest through the eastern half of the township, and a branch of the defunct Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad crosses it near the northern border. Unincorporated towns Claytonville at , half a mile from the northern edge of the township on County Road 1600 East. Fountain Creek at on County Road 200 North. Goodwine at , two miles east of Claytonville on County Road 1800 East. (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Cemeteries The township contains one cemetery: Old Apostolic, near Fountain Creek. Demographics School districts Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6 Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11 Political districts Illinois' 15th congressional district State House District 105 State Senate District 53 References United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles United States National Atlas External links City-Data.com Illinois State Archives Townships in Iroquois County, Illinois Townships in Illinois