Lynn Township, Henry County, Illinois Explained

Official Name:Lynn Township
Settlement Type:Township
Image Map1:Map of Illinois highlighting Henry County.svg
Mapsize1:150px
Map Caption1:Henry County's location in Illinois
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Henry
Established Title:Established
Established Date:November 4, 1856
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:36.36
Area Land Sq Mi:36.32
Area Water Sq Mi:0.04
Area Water Percent:0.11
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Sq Mi:20.5
Elevation M:207
Elevation Ft:679
Coordinates:41.2767°N -90.3717°W
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:61262, 61273, 61413, 61468
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-073-45304
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[1]
Population Est:729

Lynn Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 745 and it contained 311 housing units.[2] Lynn changed its name originally from Linn Grove Township to Lynnville Township on April 13, 1857, and then again from Lynnville to Lynn on an unknown date.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.89%) is land and (or 0.11%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Lynn Center and Swedona.

Major highways

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/20200212203049/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17073 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-28.

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