Manchester Township, Boone County, Illinois

Manchester Township
Township

Location in Boone County

Boone County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°27′36″N 88°52′58″W / 42.46000°N 88.88278°W / 42.46000; -88.88278Coordinates: 42°27′36″N 88°52′58″W / 42.46000°N 88.88278°W / 42.46000; -88.88278
Country United States
State Illinois
County Boone
Settlement November 6, 1849
Area
 • Total 33.53 sq mi (86.8 km2)
 • Land 33.51 sq mi (86.8 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.06%
Elevation 922 ft (281 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 876
 • Density 26.7/sq mi (10.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61011, 61065, 61073, 61080
FIPS code 17-007-46318

Manchester Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 895 and it contained 389 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.53 square miles (86.8 km2), of which 33.51 square miles (86.8 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.06%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Bamblett, Forest Hill, Livingston and Oak Hill.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Compass Rose Airport (Carner RLA N42.27.0 W088.54.5)
  • McCurdy Strip
  • Nemec Airport

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016876[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
  • North Boone Community Unit School District 200

Political districts

References

  • "Manchester Township, Boone 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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