Liberty Township, Adams County, Illinois

Liberty Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,360 and it contained 549 housing units.[2]

Liberty Township
Township
Location in Adams County
Adams County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°53′13″N 91°05′33″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyAdams
EstablishedNovember 6, 1849
Area
 • Total36.91 sq mi (95.6 km2)
 • Land36.89 sq mi (95.5 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.05%
Elevation
719 ft (219 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
1,331
 • Density36.9/sq mi (14.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
62320, 62324, 62347
FIPS code17-001-43146

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.91 square miles (95.6 km2), of which 36.89 square miles (95.5 km2) (or 99.95%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.05%) is water.[2]

Cities

Cemeteries

The township contains sixteen cemeteries: Broady Family, Clark Family, Coats, Drescher Family, Elmwood Family, Grubb Family, Hughes Family, Liberty Old, Lierly, Nation, Pearce, Pleasant View, Saint Brigids, Walker, Williams Family and Xander.

Major highways
  • Illinois State Route 104

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20161,331[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts
  • Liberty Community Unit School District 2

Political districts
  • Illinois' 18th congressional district
  • State House District 93
  • State Senate District 47

References
  • "Liberty Township, Adams 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. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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