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Danforth Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°49′03″N 88°00′22″W / 40.81750°N 88.00611°W / 40.81750; -88.00611CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyIroquoisEstablishedBefore 1921Area

• Total51.64 sq mi (133.7 km²) • Land51.64 sq mi (133.7 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

653 ft (199 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

879 • Density18/sq mi (7/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

60911, 60930, 60938, 60970

FIPS code17-075-18511

Danforth Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 928 and it contained 385 housing units.^[2]

History

Danforth Township was named for George M. Danforth, an early settler.^[3] Danforth Township formed from Douglas Township and Ashkum Township sometime before 1921.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 51.64 square miles (133.7 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Danforth

Cemeteries

The township contains Bardon Cemetery.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Classen Field RLA Airport
Wilken Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	879	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

Illinois' 15th congressional district
State House District 75
State House District 105
State Senate District 38
State Senate District 53

References

"Danforth 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

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 99.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.