Milks Grove Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°57′12″N 88°04′35″W / 40.95333°N 88.07639°W / 40.95333; -88.07639CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyIroquoisEstablishedBefore 1921Area

• Total36.36 sq mi (94.2 km²) • Land36.36 sq mi (94.2 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

669 ft (204 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

204 • Density5.9/sq mi (2.3/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

60911, 60922, 60927, 60941

FIPS code17-075-49074

Milks Grove Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 214 and it contained 79 housing units.^[2] Milks Grove Township formed from a portion of Chebanse Township on an unknown date, but before 1921. Milks Grove is named for the late 19th-century midwestern land speculator Lemuel Milk.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.36 square miles (94.2 km²), all land.^[2]

Cemeteries

The township contains Milk's Grove Cemetery.

Airports and landing strips

Berns Airport
Porter Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	204	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Central Community Unit School District 4
Herscher Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

Illinois' 15th congressional district
State House District 105
State Senate District 53
Iroquois County Board District 1

References

"Milks Grove 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.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.