East Grove Township, Lee County, Illinois Explained

Official Name:East 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:November 9, 1864
Area Total Sq Mi:35.61
Area Land Sq Mi:35.55
Area Water Sq Mi:0.06
Area Water Percent:0.17
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Sq Mi:7.2
Elevation M:230
Elevation Ft:755
Coordinates:41.6353°N -89.4525°W
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:61042, 61310, 61349
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-103-21865
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[1]
Population Est:242

East Grove Township is one of twenty-two townships in Lee County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 256 and it contained 115 housing units.[2]

History

East Grove was created from Hamilton Township on November 9, 1864.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.83%) is land and (or 0.17%) is water.[2]

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Saint Mary's, Stevens and Williams.

School districts

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/20200212200821/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17103 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-28.

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