Goose Lake Township, Grundy County, Illinois

Goose Lake Township
Township

Location in Grundy County

Grundy County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°21′18″N 88°18′39″W / 41.35500°N 88.31083°W / 41.35500; -88.31083Coordinates: 41°21′18″N 88°18′39″W / 41.35500°N 88.31083°W / 41.35500; -88.31083
Country United States
State Illinois
County Grundy
Established September 15, 1897
Area
 • Total 29.94 sq mi (77.5 km2)
 • Land 24.93 sq mi (64.6 km2)
 • Water 5.02 sq mi (13.0 km2)  16.77%
Elevation 515 ft (157 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 1,649
 • Density 67.2/sq mi (25.9/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 60416, 60444, 60450, 60481
FIPS code 17-063-30549

Goose Lake Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,674 and it contained 774 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.94 square miles (77.5 km2), of which 24.93 square miles (64.6 km2) (or 83.27%) is land and 5.02 square miles (13.0 km2) (or 16.77%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Holderman and Short.

Rivers

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20161,649[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Coal City Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

References

  • "Goose Lake 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. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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