Official Name: | Franklin Grove Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Lee County.svg |
Mapsize1: | 150px |
Map Caption1: | Lee County's location in Illinois |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lee |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | May 14, 1850 |
Area Total Km2: | 69.56 |
Area Land Km2: | 69.53 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 26.86 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 26.85 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.04 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Km2: | 21.2 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 54.8 |
Elevation M: | 235 |
Elevation Ft: | 771 |
Coordinates: | 41.8239°N -89.3125°W |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 61031, 61310 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-103-27695 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 1332 |
Franklin Grove Township (formerly China Township) is one of twenty-two townships in Lee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,472.[2] Its name was changed from China Township in 1994.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Franklin Grove Township covers an area of ; of this, (99.96 percent) is land and (0.04 percent) is water.
The township contains these two cemeteries: Franklin Grove and Temperance Hill.