Ashkum Township, Iroquois County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
40°52′50″N 87°58′33″W / 40.88056°N 87.97583°W / 40.88056; -87.97583 (2010)
(2016)[1]
60911, 60927, 60930
Ashkum Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,420 and it contained 620 housing units.[2] Ashkum Township formed from portions of Chebanse Township and Onarga Township in March, 1857.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 62.47 square miles (161.8 km2), of which 62.37 square miles (161.5 km2) (or 99.84%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (or 0.16%) is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- Ashkum
Unincorporated towns
- L'Erable at 40°54′12″N 87°50′49″W / 40.9033669°N 87.8469821°W / 40.9033669; -87.8469821
Cemeteries
The township contains the Ashkum Cemetery and the L'Erable Catholic Cemetery.
Major highways
Demographics
See Ashkum, Illinois Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | 1,420 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
School districts
- Central Community Unit School District 4
- Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10
- Tri Point Community Unit School District 6-J
Political districts
- Illinois' 2nd congressional district
- State House District 75
- State House District 105
- State Senate District 38
- State Senate District 53
- Iroquois County Board District 1
References
- United States Census Bureau - Ashkum Township - 2020 Survey Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- "Ashkum Township, Iroquois County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
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Municipalities and communities of Iroquois County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Watseka
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communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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