Boone Township, Boone County, Illinois

Boone Township
Township

Location in Boone County

Boone County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°22′14″N 88°44′59″W / 42.37056°N 88.74972°W / 42.37056; -88.74972Coordinates: 42°22′14″N 88°44′59″W / 42.37056°N 88.74972°W / 42.37056; -88.74972
Country United States
State Illinois
County Boone
Settlement November 6, 1849
Area
 • Total 24.03 sq mi (62.2 km2)
 • Land 23.94 sq mi (62.0 km2)
 • Water 0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.37%
Elevation 896 ft (273 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 1,931
 • Density 82.2/sq mi (31.7/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61008, 61012, 61038, 61065
FIPS code 17-007-07328

Boone Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,968 and it contained 721 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.03 square miles (62.2 km2), of which 23.94 square miles (62.0 km2) (or 99.63%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (or 0.37%) is water.[2]

Cities

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Capron, Chester, County Line and Long Prairie.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20161,931[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • North Boone Community Unit School District 200

Political districts

References

  • "Boone Township, Boone County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  • 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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