Love Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Love Township
Township

Location in Vermilion County
Coordinates: 39°55′36″N 87°34′37″W / 39.92667°N 87.57694°W / 39.92667; -87.57694Coordinates: 39°55′36″N 87°34′37″W / 39.92667°N 87.57694°W / 39.92667; -87.57694
Country United States
State Illinois
County Vermilion
Created 1902
Area
 • Total 20.38 sq mi (52.8 km2)
 • Land 20.37 sq mi (52.8 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.05%
Elevation 659 ft (201 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 248
 • Density 12.6/sq mi (4.9/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 17-183-44953

Love Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 257 and it contained 105 housing units.[2]

History

Love Township was created in 1902. It was named for a Vermilion county judge named I. A. Love.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 20.38 square miles (52.8 km2), of which 20.37 square miles (52.8 km2) (or 99.95%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.05%) is water.[2] The stream of Yankee Branch runs through this township.

Extinct towns

  • Bethel
  • Humrick

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Bethel, Whitlock and Yankee Point.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016248[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References

  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. ↑ Callary, Edmund (2009). Place Names of Illinois. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-252-03356-8.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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