Money Creek Township, McLean County, Illinois explained

Unit Pref:Imperial
Settlement Type:Township
Official Name:Money Creek Township
Image Map1:Map of Illinois highlighting McLean County.svg
Mapsize1:150px
Map Caption1:McLean County's location in Illinois
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:McLean
Leader Title:Supervisor
Established Title:Established
Established Date:November 3, 1857
Area Total Sq Mi:39.3
Area Land Sq Mi:38.81
Area Water Sq Mi:0.48
Area Water Percent:1.22
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Sq Mi:28
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[1]
Population Est:1087
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-113-49971

Money Creek Township is located in McLean County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,085 and it contained 511 housing units.[2]

The township took its name from Money Creek.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.75%) is land and (or 1.22%) is water.[2]

Notable people

The American frontiersman and preserver of the buffalo, Charles "Buffalo" Jones, was reared at Money Creek during the 1850s.

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/20200212203730/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17113 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-28.
  3. Book: Callary, Edward. Place Names of Illinois. 29 September 2008. University of Illinois Press. 978-0-252-09070-7. 232.

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