Granville Township, Putnam County, Illinois Explained

Unit Pref:Imperial
Settlement Type:Township
Official Name:Granville Township
Image Map1:Map of Illinois highlighting Putnam County.svg
Mapsize1:150px
Map Caption1:Putnam County's location in Illinois
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Putnam
Leader Title:Supervisor
Established Title:Established
Established Date:November 8, 1855
Area Total Sq Mi:45.52
Area Land Sq Mi:44.68
Area Water Sq Mi:0.83
Area Water Percent:1.82
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Sq Mi:65.7
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[1]
Population Est:2726
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-155-31030

Granville Township is located in Putnam County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,934 and it contained 1,318 housing units.[2]

History

Granville Township is named after Granville, Massachusetts.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.15%) is land and (or 1.82%) is water.[2]

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/20200212201805/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17155 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-28.
  3. Book: The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States . Govt. Print. Off. . Gannett, Henry . 1905 . 142.

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