Yorktown Township, Henry County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°32′15″N 89°54′59″W / 41.53750°N 89.91639°W / 41.53750; -89.91639Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyHenryEstablishedNovember 4, 1856Area

• Total35.68 sq mi (92.4 km²) • Land35.68 sq mi (92.4 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

630 ft (192 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

422 • Density12.1/sq mi (4.7/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61234, 61250, 61277, 61283

FIPS code17-073-84012

Yorktown Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 431 and it contained 190 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.68 square miles (92.4 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Hooppole

Unincorporated towns

Aliceville at 41°33′08″N 89°52′46″W / 41.552255°N 89.879552°W / 41.552255; -89.879552

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Prophetstown Township, Whiteside County (north)
Tampico Township, Whiteside County (northeast)
Fairfield Township, Bureau County (east)
Gold Township, Bureau County (southeast)
Alba Township (south)
Atkinson Township (southwest)
Loraine Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Hooppole and Saint Marys.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	422	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Annawan Community Unit School District 226
Geneseo Community Unit School District 228
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

Illinois's 14th congressional district
State House District 90
State Senate District 45

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Yorktown Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
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.