Walnut Township, Bureau County, Illinois

Walnut Township
Township

Location in Bureau County

Bureau County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°32′23″N 89°33′55″W / 41.53972°N 89.56528°W / 41.53972; -89.56528Coordinates: 41°32′23″N 89°33′55″W / 41.53972°N 89.56528°W / 41.53972; -89.56528
Country United States
State Illinois
County Bureau
Established November 6, 1849
Area
 • Total 36.91 sq mi (95.6 km2)
 • Land 36.86 sq mi (95.5 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.11%
Elevation 771 ft (235 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 1,660
 • Density 47.5/sq mi (18.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61349, 61376
FIPS code 17-011-78539

Walnut Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,752 and it contained 745 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.91 square miles (95.6 km2), of which 36.86 square miles (95.5 km2) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.11%) is water.[2]

Cities

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Red Oak and Walnut.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20161,660[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340

Political districts

References

  • "Walnut 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. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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