Carroll Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Carroll Township
Township

Location in Vermilion County
Coordinates: 39°55′41″N 87°44′38″W / 39.92806°N 87.74389°W / 39.92806; -87.74389Coordinates: 39°55′41″N 87°44′38″W / 39.92806°N 87.74389°W / 39.92806; -87.74389
Country United States
State Illinois
County Vermilion
Created 1851
Area
 • Total 37.29 sq mi (96.6 km2)
 • Land 37.29 sq mi (96.6 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 679 ft (207 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 592
 • Density 16.4/sq mi (6.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61817, 61846, 61850, 61870, 61876
Area code(s) 217
FIPS code 17-183-11449

Carroll Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 612 and it contained 263 housing units.[2]

History

Carroll Township was one of the eight townships created in 1851. It was also the name of one of the original two townships created in March 1826, the other being called Ripley Township. It was probably named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Abraham Carroll, a resident of the area, may have influenced the choice.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.29 square miles (96.6 km2), all land.[2]

Cities and towns

Extinct towns

  • Maizetown

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Lebanon, Michael, Sandusky, Stunkard, Weaver, Woodlawn and Workheiser.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016592[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

School districts

  • Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4
  • Jamaica Community Unit School District 12

Political districts

References

  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. ↑ Callary, Edmund (2009). Place Names of Illinois. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-252-03356-8.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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