Ash Grove Township, Iroquois County, Illinois Explained

Official Name:Ash Grove Township
Settlement Type:Township
Image Map1:Map of Illinois highlighting Iroquois County.svg
Mapsize1:150px
Map Caption1:Iroquois County's location in Illinois
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Iroquois
Established Title:Established
Established Date:November 6, 1855
Area Total Sq Mi:61.09
Area Land Sq Mi:61.03
Area Water Sq Mi:0.06
Area Water Percent:0.10
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Sq Mi:12
Elevation M:204
Elevation Ft:669
Coordinates:40.6183°N -87.8436°W
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:60924, 60926, 60953, 60955
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-075-02453
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[1]
Population Est:700
Unit Pref:Imperial

Ash Grove Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 731 and it contained 316 housing units.[2]

History

The first settler in the area that became Ash Grove Township was Robert Roberts, who arrived in 1833.[3] The township was formed when township government was adopted by the county in 1855.[4] Its current borders were established on September 15, 1868, when Fountain Creek Township was formed from a portion of Ash Grove Township.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.90%) is land and (or 0.10%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Ash Grove, Cissna Park, Immanuel Lutheran, Saint John's Ash Grove, Saint Paul Lutheran and Schwer.

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Airports and landing strips

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Political districts

References

  1. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Estimates. June 9, 2017.
  2. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212195629/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17075 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-28.
  3. Dowling 1968, p. 25.
  4. Dowling 1968, p. 21.
  5. Dowling 1968, p. 59.

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