Drummer Township, Ford County, Illinois

Drummer Township
Township

Location in Ford County

Ford County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°27′52″N 88°24′16″W / 40.46444°N 88.40444°W / 40.46444; -88.40444Coordinates: 40°27′52″N 88°24′16″W / 40.46444°N 88.40444°W / 40.46444; -88.40444
Country United States
State Illinois
County Ford
Established March 1, 1869
Area
 • Total 53.66 sq mi (139.0 km2)
 • Land 53.47 sq mi (138.5 km2)
 • Water 0.18 sq mi (0.5 km2)  0.34%
Elevation 745 ft (227 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 3,959
 • Density 75.2/sq mi (29.0/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 60936, 61845
FIPS code 17-053-20799

Drummer Township is one of twelve townships in Ford County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,023 and it contained 1,829 housing units.[2]

History

The township was formed from a portion of Dix Township (originally named Drummer Grove Township) on March 1, 1869. Drummer Township is named after a hunting dog called Drummer, who died while chasing a deer and was buried in what became known as Drummer Grove.[3][4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 53.66 square miles (139.0 km2), of which 53.47 square miles (138.5 km2) (or 99.65%) is land and 0.18 square miles (0.47 km2) (or 0.34%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Extinct towns

  • Derby
  • Garber
  • Harpster
  • Proctor

Cemeteries

The township contains Drummer Township Cemetery.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Gibson Community Hospital Heliport
  • Wright Airport

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20163,959[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

School districts

  • Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5

Political districts

References

  • "Drummer Township, Ford County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  • 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. ↑ Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
  4. ↑ Gardner, E. A. 1908. History of Ford County, Illinois, from Its Earliest Settlement to 1908. Chicago: Clarke, p. 117.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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