Official Name: | Middleport 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: | 36.48 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.39 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.09 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.25 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 120.2 |
Elevation M: | 193 |
Elevation Ft: | 633 |
Coordinates: | 40.8169°N -87.7081°W |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 60951, 60966, 60970 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-075-48814 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 4140 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Middleport Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,375 and it contained 2,099 housing units.[2] Middleport Township changed its name to Watseka Township in September 1863, but then changed back to Middleport Township on an unknown date.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.75%) is land and (or 0.25%) is water.[2]
The township contains these five cemeteries: Chamberlain, Gard Army of the Republic, Lyman, Oak Hill and Roberts.