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Douglas Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°46′14″N 88°00′15″W / 40.77056°N 88.00417°W / 40.77056; -88.00417CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyIroquoisEstablishedMay 1858Area

• Total44.72 sq mi (115.8 km²) • Land44.65 sq mi (115.6 km²) • Water0.07 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.16%Elevation

653 ft (199 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

2,008 • Density47.1/sq mi (18.2/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

60930, 60938, 60955, 60959, 60970

FIPS code17-075-20487

Douglas Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,104 and it contained 923 housing units.^[2] Douglas Township was formed from a portion of Onarga Township in May 1858.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 44.72 square miles (115.8 km²), of which 44.65 square miles (115.6 km²) (or 99.84%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) (or 0.16%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Gilman

Unincorporated towns

La Hogue at 40°45′48″N 88°05′17″W / 40.763368°N 88.088099°W / 40.763368; -88.088099
Leonard at 40°46′07″N 87°55′19″W / 40.768646°N 87.921982°W / 40.768646; -87.921982

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Wenger Cemetery and St. Mary's Cemetery.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Kuiper Landing Strip

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	2,008	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Crescent Iroquois Community Unit School District 249
Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10
Tri Point Community Unit School District 6-J

Political districts

Illinois' 15th congressional district
State House District 105
State Senate District 53

References

"Douglas Township, Iroquois County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.