Beaver Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 527 and it contained 229 housing units.[2]
Beaver Township | |
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![]() Location in Iroquois County | |
![]() Iroquois County's location in Illinois | |
Coordinates: 40°54′00″N 87°35′19″W / 40.90000°N 87.58861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Iroquois |
Established | November 6, 1855 |
Area | |
• Total | 33.66 sq mi (87.2 km2) |
• Land | 33.65 sq mi (87.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.03% |
Elevation | 673 ft (205 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 508 |
• Density | 15.7/sq mi (6.1/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 60912, 60931, 60970 |
FIPS code | 17-075-04455 |
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.66 square miles (87.2 km2), of which 33.65 square miles (87.2 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
editUnincorporated towns
edit(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
editThe township contains these two cemeteries: Beaver and J H Grant Memorial.
Major highways
editAirports and landing strips
edit- Loy Airport
- Russell Airport
Demographics
editCensus | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2016 (est.) | 508 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
School districts
edit- Donovan Community Unit School District 3
Political districts
edit- Illinois's 15th congressional district
- State House District 79
- State Senate District 40
References
edit- "Beaver 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.