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]
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]
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]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these six cemeteries: Ash Grove, Cissna Park, Immanuel Lutheran, Saint John's Ash Grove, Saint Paul Lutheran and Schwer.