Ash Grove Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°37′06″N 87°50′37″W / 40.61833°N 87.84361°W / 40.61833; -87.84361CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyIroquoisEstablishedNovember 6, 1855Area

• Total61.09 sq mi (158.2 km²) • Land61.03 sq mi (158.1 km²) • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.10%Elevation

669 ft (204 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

700 • Density12/sq mi (5/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

60924, 60926, 60953, 60955

FIPS code17-075-02453

Ash Grove Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 731 and it contained 316 housing units.^[2]

History

The first settler in the area that became Ash Grove Township was Robert Roberts, who arrived in 1833.^[3] The township was formed when township government was adopted by the county in 1855.^[4] Its current borders were established on September 15, 1868, when Fountain Creek Township was formed from a portion of Ash Grove Township.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 61.09 square miles (158.2 km²), of which 61.03 square miles (158.1 km²) (or 99.90%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.10%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

Pitchin at 40°36′11″N 87°51′59″W / 40.603091°N 87.866423°W / 40.603091; -87.866423
Schwer at 40°39′38″N 87°47′17″W / 40.660592°N 87.788088°W / 40.660592; -87.788088
Woodworth at 40°39′35″N 87°50′45″W / 40.659758°N 87.845867°W / 40.659758; -87.845867

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Ash Grove, Cissna Park, Immanuel Lutheran, Saint John's Ash Grove, Saint Paul Lutheran and Schwer.

Major highways

Illinois Route 49

Airports and landing strips

Redeker Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	700	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

School districts

Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6
Crescent Iroquois Community Unit School District 249
Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10
Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

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

References

"Ash Grove 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.
^ Dowling 1968, p. 25.
^ Dowling 1968, p. 21.
^ Dowling 1968, p. 59.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

Bibliography

Dowling, John (1968). History of Iroquois County. Iroquois County Board of Supervisors. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
Kern, J. W. (1907). Past and present of Iroquois County, Illinois. Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
Beckwith, H. W. (1880). History of Iroquois County, Together with Historic Notes on the Northwest. Chicago: H. H. Hill and Company. Retrieved October 15, 2010.