Iroquois Township, Iroquois County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
40°48′55″N 87°49′20″W / 40.81528°N 87.82222°W / 40.81528; -87.82222 (2010)
(2016)[1]
60911, 60928, 60930, 60970
Iroquois Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 625 and it contained 279 housing units.[2] Iroquois Township was formed from a portion of Middleport Township as Westfield Township in May 1858; The name was changed to Iroquois Township on an unknown date.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.64 square miles (94.9 km2), of which 36.28 square miles (94.0 km2) (or 99.02%) is land and 0.36 square miles (0.93 km2) (or 0.98%) is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- Crescent City (northeast three-quarters)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Flesher, Kirby, Pierce and Wilson.
Major highways
- U.S. Route 24
- Illinois Route 49
Airports and landing strips
- Braden Farms Airport
- Dietchweiler Airport
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 599 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
School districts
- Central Community Unit School District 4
- Crescent Iroquois Community Unit School District 249
- Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9
- Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10
Political districts
- Illinois' 15th congressional district
- State House District 75
- State Senate District 38
References
- "Iroquois Township, Iroquois County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
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Places adjacent to Iroquois Township, Iroquois County, Illinois