Flora Township, Boone County, Illinois

Flora Township
Township

Location in Boone County

Boone County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°11′34″N 88°53′26″W / 42.19278°N 88.89056°W / 42.19278; -88.89056Coordinates: 42°11′34″N 88°53′26″W / 42.19278°N 88.89056°W / 42.19278; -88.89056
Country United States
State Illinois
County Boone
Settlement November 6, 1849
Area
 • Total 36.49 sq mi (94.5 km2)
 • Land 36.46 sq mi (94.4 km2)
 • Water 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.08%
Elevation 869 ft (265 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 2,884
 • Density 81.8/sq mi (31.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 60145, 60146, 61008, 61016
FIPS code 17-007-26441

Flora Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,981 and it contained 1,203 housing units.[2] Flora Township was originally named Fairfield on November 6, 1849, but was changed to Burton in April, 1851, and then changed again to Flora in October, 1851.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.49 square miles (94.5 km2), of which 36.46 square miles (94.4 km2) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.08%) is water.[2]

Cities

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Bloods Point and Flora.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20162,884[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
  • Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426

Political districts

References

  • "Flora 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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