Spring Township, Boone County, Illinois

Spring Township
Township

Location in Boone County

Boone County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°11′49″N 88°45′25″W / 42.19694°N 88.75694°W / 42.19694; -88.75694Coordinates: 42°11′49″N 88°45′25″W / 42.19694°N 88.75694°W / 42.19694; -88.75694
Country United States
State Illinois
County Boone
Settlement November 6, 1849
Area
 • Total 36.15 sq mi (93.6 km2)
 • Land 36.1 sq mi (93 km2)
 • Water 0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.14%
Elevation 860 ft (262 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 877
 • Density 24.8/sq mi (9.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 60135, 60145, 61008, 61038
FIPS code 17-007-71578

Spring Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 894 and it contained 371 housing units.[2] Spring was founded as "Concord" on November 6, 1849, then was renamed "Ohio" in April, 1851, and finally "Spring" in October, 1851.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.15 square miles (93.6 km2), of which 36.1 square miles (93 km2) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.14%) is water.[2]

Cities

Unincorporated towns

Extinct towns

  • Reeds Crossing

Cemeteries

The township contains Shattucks Grove Cemetery.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Henderson Airport

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016877[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100

Political districts

References

  • "Spring 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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