Camp Point Township, Adams County, Illinois

Camp Point Township
Township

Location in Adams County

Adams County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°04′13″N 91°05′16″W / 40.07028°N 91.08778°W / 40.07028; -91.08778Coordinates: 40°04′13″N 91°05′16″W / 40.07028°N 91.08778°W / 40.07028; -91.08778
Country United States
State Illinois
County Adams
Area
 • Total 37.68 sq mi (97.6 km2)
 • Land 37.61 sq mi (97.4 km2)
 • Water 0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.19%
Elevation 702 ft (214 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 1,608
 • Density 43.4/sq mi (16.8/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62320, 62325, 62339, 62351
FIPS code 17-001-10890

Camp Point Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,632 and it contained 695 housing units.[2]

History

Camp Point was organized as a political township in 1849.[3] The township took its name from a former Indian camping site within its borders.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.68 square miles (97.6 km2), of which 37.61 square miles (97.4 km2) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.19%) is water.[2]

Cities, villages and towns

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Evergreen, Hebron and Wallace.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Searls Field
  • Searls RLA 59 Airport

Landmarks

  • Bailey Park

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20161,608[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

School districts

  • Camp Point Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

References

  • "Camp Point Township, Adams County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
  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. ↑ History of Camp Point Illinois
  4. ↑ The History of Adams County, Illinois: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc. Windmill Pub. 1879. p. 513.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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