Leepertown Township, Bureau County, Illinois

Leepertown Township
Township

Location in Bureau County

Bureau County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°17′02″N 89°21′36″W / 41.28389°N 89.36000°W / 41.28389; -89.36000Coordinates: 41°17′02″N 89°21′36″W / 41.28389°N 89.36000°W / 41.28389; -89.36000
Country United States
State Illinois
County Bureau
Established November 6, 1849
Area
 • Total 18.45 sq mi (47.8 km2)
 • Land 15.63 sq mi (40.5 km2)
 • Water 2.82 sq mi (7.3 km2)  15.28%
Elevation 446 ft (136 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 348
 • Density 23.3/sq mi (9.0/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61315, 61322, 61356, 61368
FIPS code 17-011-42665

Leepertown Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 364 and it contained 187 housing units.[2] Leepertown Township changed its name from Leipertown Township on an unknown date.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.45 square miles (47.8 km2), of which 15.63 square miles (40.5 km2) (or 84.72%) is land and 2.82 square miles (7.3 km2) (or 15.28%) is water.[2]

Cities

Cemeteries

The township contains Greenwood Cemetery.

Major highways

Rivers

Lakes

  • Goose Lake
  • Hickory Ridge Lake
  • Lower Spring Lake
  • Spring Lake

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016348[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Depue Community Unit School District 103

Political districts

References

  • "Leepertown Township, Bureau 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.