Ross Township, Edgar County, Illinois

Ross Township
Township

Location in Edgar County

Edgar County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°50′25″N 87°43′00″W / 39.84028°N 87.71667°W / 39.84028; -87.71667Coordinates: 39°50′25″N 87°43′00″W / 39.84028°N 87.71667°W / 39.84028; -87.71667
Country United States
State Illinois
County Edgar
Established November 4, 1856
Area
 • Total 36.56 sq mi (94.7 km2)
 • Land 36.56 sq mi (94.7 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 666 ft (203 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 1,495
 • Density 43.6/sq mi (16.8/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61870, 61924
FIPS code 17-045-65923

Ross Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,594 and it contained 773 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.56 square miles (94.7 km2), all land.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Extinct towns

  • Cherry Point
  • Mabel
  • Mortimer
  • Scotts
  • Woodyard

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Gaines, Ross and Woodland. There is a Bacon Cemetery on the North West edge of town that has a few tombstones.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20161,495[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Edgar County Community Unit District 6

Political districts

References

  • "Ross Township, Edgar County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  • 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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