Liberty Township, Adams County, Illinois

Liberty Township
Township

Location in Adams County

Adams County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°53′13″N 91°05′33″W / 39.88694°N 91.09250°W / 39.88694; -91.09250Coordinates: 39°53′13″N 91°05′33″W / 39.88694°N 91.09250°W / 39.88694; -91.09250
Country United States
State Illinois
County Adams
Established November 6, 1849
Area
 • Total 36.91 sq mi (95.6 km2)
 • Land 36.89 sq mi (95.5 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.05%
Elevation 719 ft (219 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 1,331
 • Density 36.9/sq mi (14.2/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62320, 62324, 62347
FIPS code 17-001-43146

Liberty Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,360 and it contained 549 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.91 square miles (95.6 km2), of which 36.89 square miles (95.5 km2) (or 99.95%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.05%) is water.[2]

Cities

Cemeteries

The township contains sixteen cemeteries: Broady Family, Clark Family, Coats, Drescher Family, Elmwood Family, Grubb Family, Hughes Family, Liberty Old, Lierly, Nation, Pearce, Pleasant View, Saint Brigids, Walker, Williams Family and Xander.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20161,331[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Liberty Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

References

  • "Liberty Township, Adams 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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