Poplar Grove Township, Boone County, Illinois

Poplar Grove Township
Township

Location in Boone County

Boone County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°22′11″N 88°49′22″W / 42.36972°N 88.82278°W / 42.36972; -88.82278Coordinates: 42°22′11″N 88°49′22″W / 42.36972°N 88.82278°W / 42.36972; -88.82278
Country United States
State Illinois
County Boone
Settlement November 6, 1849
Area
 • Total 23.84 sq mi (61.7 km2)
 • Land 23.78 sq mi (61.6 km2)
 • Water 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.25%
Elevation 902 ft (275 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 5,099
 • Density 212.5/sq mi (82.0/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61008, 61011, 61012, 61065
FIPS code 17-007-61158

Poplar Grove Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,054 and it contained 1,785 housing units.[2] Poplar Grove Township was formed from parts of Caledonia Township and Boone Township after 1921.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.84 square miles (61.7 km2), of which 23.78 square miles (61.6 km2) (or 99.75%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.25%) is water.[2]

Cities

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Clark, Ewins, Popular Grove, Russellville and South Poplar Grove.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20165,099[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

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

Political districts

References

Sources
  • "Poplar Grove 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
Notes
  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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