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; -88.00611 (2010)
(2016)[1]
60911, 60930, 60938, 60970
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
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.
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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