Artesia Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Artesia Township
Township

Location in Iroquois County

Iroquois County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°36′26″N 88°01′03″W / 40.60722°N 88.01750°W / 40.60722; -88.01750Coordinates: 40°36′26″N 88°01′03″W / 40.60722°N 88.01750°W / 40.60722; -88.01750
Country United States
State Illinois
County Iroquois
Established Before 1921
Area
 • Total 57.42 sq mi (148.7 km2)
 • Land 57.36 sq mi (148.6 km2)
 • Water 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.10%
Elevation 682 ft (208 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 889
 • Density 16.5/sq mi (6.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 60918, 60924, 60955, 60968
FIPS code 17-075-02401

Artesia Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 945 and it contained 428 housing units.[2] Artesia Township formed from portions of Ash Grove and Loda townships sometime prior to 1921.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 57.42 square miles (148.7 km2), of which 57.36 square miles (148.6 km2) (or 99.90%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.10%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Lisk and Saint John's Lutheran.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016889[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6
  • Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10
  • Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

References

  • "Artesia Township, Iroquois County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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