Editing Beecher, Illinois (section)

==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, Beecher has a total area of {{convert|2.96|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1704585
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=August 2, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213062934/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1704585
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>  The majority of the village is in Section 16 of Washington Township.

A branch of Trim Creek flows through Beecher, but this carries very little water most of the year.

Beecher is located in the center of a primarily agricultural township. Beecher Consolidated School District provides educational services for Washington Township and {{convert|12|sqmi|km2}} of the neighboring, entirely rural, [[Will Township, Will County, Illinois|Will Township]].

The nearest towns are [[Crete, Illinois]], {{convert|7|mi|km}} north; [[Grant Park, Illinois|Grant Park]], {{convert|7|mi|km}} south; [[Peotone, Illinois|Peotone]], {{convert|9|mi|km}} west and [[Cedar Lake, Indiana]], {{convert|10|mi|km}} east.

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[[Image:Blank map.svg|400px|left|Nearby communities]]
{{Image label|x=0.5|y=0.5|scale=400|text=[[Image:Map pointer black.svg|20px|Beecher]]'''Beecher'''}}
{{Image label|x=0.516|y=0.154|scale=400|text=[[Image:Small-city-symbol.svg|16px|Community with 7346 inhabitants (2000 census)]]<small>[[Crete, Illinois|Crete]] (7 miles)</small>}} 
{{Image label|x=0.452|y=0.826|scale=400|text=[[Image:Small-city-symbol.svg|10px|Community with 1358 inhabitants (2000 census)]]<small>[[Grant Park, Illinois|Grant Park]] (7 miles)</small>}} 
{{Image label|x=0.217|y=0.269|scale=400|text=[[Image:Small-city-symbol.svg|12px|Community with 2924 inhabitants (2000 census)]]<small>[[Monee, Illinois|Monee]] (8 miles)</small>}} 
{{Image label|x=0.355|y=0.04|scale=400|text=[[Image:Dot-yellow.svg|20px|Community with 23462 inhabitants (2000 census)]]<small>[[Park Forest, Illinois|Park Forest]] (10 miles)</small>}} 
{{Image label|x=0.101|y=0.549|scale=400|text=[[Image:Small-city-symbol.svg|12px|Community with 3385 inhabitants (2000 census)]]<small>[[Peotone, Illinois|Peotone]] (9 miles)</small>}} 
{{Image label|x=0.472|y=0.068|scale=400|text=[[Image:Small-city-symbol.svg|14px|Community with 3970 inhabitants (2000 census)]]<small>[[South Chicago Heights, Illinois|South Chicago Heights]] (9 miles)</small>}} 
{{Image label|x=0.487|y=0.108|scale=400|text=[[Image:Small-city-symbol.svg|16px|Community with 9682 inhabitants (2000 census)]]<small>[[Steger, Illinois|Steger]] (9 miles)</small>}} 
{{Image label|x=0.331|y=0.205|scale=400|text=[[Image:Small-city-symbol.svg|16px|Community with 6662 inhabitants (2000 census)]]<small>[[University Park, Illinois|University Park]] (7 miles)</small>}} 
{{Image label|x=0.940|y=0.431|scale=400|text=[[Image:Small-city-symbol.svg|16px|Community with 9279 inhabitants (2000 census)]]<small>[[Cedar Lake, Indiana|Cedar Lake]] (10 miles)</small>}} 
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