Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Official Name: | Rooks Creek Township |
Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Livingston County.svg |
Mapsize1: | 150px |
Map Caption1: | Livingston County's location in Illinois |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Livingston |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | November 3, 1857 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.45 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.45 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Area Water Percent: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 15.6 |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 542 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-105-65520 |
Rooks Creek Township is located in Livingston County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 567 and it contained 233 housing units.[2]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, all land.[2]
Rooks Creek Township and Rooks Creek were named after Roderick Rook. He was the first settler in the area that would eventually become Rooks Creek Township. He arrived from Pennsylvania with his family some time between late 1830 and the Spring of 1831.[3]