Mount Carroll Township, Carroll County, Illinois

Mount Carroll Township
Township

Location in Carroll County

Carroll County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°04′10″N 90°01′52″W / 42.06944°N 90.03111°W / 42.06944; -90.03111Coordinates: 42°04′10″N 90°01′52″W / 42.06944°N 90.03111°W / 42.06944; -90.03111
Country United States
State Illinois
County Carroll
Government
 • Supervisor Cheri Jo Piper
Area
 • Total 37.61 sq mi (97.4 km2)
 • Land 37.53 sq mi (97.2 km2)
 • Water 0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.19%
Elevation 807 ft (246 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 2,146
 • Density 60.7/sq mi (23.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61053, 61074, 61285
FIPS code 17-015-50894

Mount Carroll Township is one of twelve townships in Carroll County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,279 and it contained 1,101 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.61 square miles (97.4 km2), of which 37.53 square miles (97.2 km2) (or 99.79%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.19%) is water.[2]

Cities

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Center Hill, Oak Hill and Wacker.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20162,146[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • West Carroll Community Unit School District 314

Political districts

Notable residents

Notable people from the rural portion of Mount Carroll Township include First Lady of Illinois Bina Deneen (1868-1950), who was born and raised there.

References

  • "Mount Carroll Township, Carroll 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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