Garfield Township, Grundy County, Illinois

Garfield Township
Township

Location in Grundy County

Grundy County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°09′47″N 88°19′46″W / 41.16306°N 88.32944°W / 41.16306; -88.32944Coordinates: 41°09′47″N 88°19′46″W / 41.16306°N 88.32944°W / 41.16306; -88.32944
Country United States
State Illinois
County Grundy
Established March 10, 1903
Area
 • Total 18.15 sq mi (47.0 km2)
 • Land 18.1 sq mi (47 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.22%
Elevation 594 ft (181 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 1,539
 • Density 87.6/sq mi (33.8/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 60424
FIPS code 17-063-28677

Garfield Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,586 and it contained 673 housing units.[2]

History

Garfield township was formed from Greenfield township on March 10, 1903.[3] The area contained coal mines.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.15 square miles (47.0 km2), of which 18.1 square miles (47 km2) (or 99.72%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.22%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20161,539[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

School districts

  • Herscher Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

References

  • "Garfield Township, Grundy County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  • 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. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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