Mineral Township, Bureau County, Illinois

Mineral Township
Township

Location in Bureau County

Bureau County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°21′44″N 89°48′06″W / 41.36222°N 89.80167°W / 41.36222; -89.80167Coordinates: 41°21′44″N 89°48′06″W / 41.36222°N 89.80167°W / 41.36222; -89.80167
Country United States
State Illinois
County Bureau
Established November 6, 1849
Area
 • Total 36.1 sq mi (93 km2)
 • Land 35.96 sq mi (93.1 km2)
 • Water 0.14 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.39%
Elevation 663 ft (202 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 463
 • Density 13.5/sq mi (5.2/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61314, 61344, 61345, 61361
FIPS code 17-011-49529

Mineral Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 484 and it contained 241 housing units.[2]

The township was so named on account of its location in a coal-mining district.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km2), of which 35.96 square miles (93.1 km2) (or 99.61%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) (or 0.39%) is water.[2]

Cities

Cemeteries

The township contains Mineral Cemetery.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Edwin G Bennett Airport

Landmarks

  • Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park (south quarter)

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016463[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

School districts

  • Annawan Community Unit School District 226
  • Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340
  • Neponset Community Consolidated District 307

Political districts

References

  • "Mineral 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. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 209.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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