Quiver Township, Mason County, Illinois Explained

Quiver Township
Settlement Type:Township
Image Map1:Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates:40.3778°N -89.9372°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mason
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:November 5, 1861
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Supervisor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:52
Area Land Sq Mi:42.49
Area Water Sq Mi:9.51
Elevation Ft:495
Population As Of:2010
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[1]
Population Est:832
Population Density Sq Mi:21.2
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-125-62419
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons

Quiver Township is located in Mason County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 900 and it contained 517 housing units.[2]

Quiver Township took its name from Quiver Creek.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 81.71%) is land and (or 18.29%) 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/20200212200049/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17125 . 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. 21.

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