Ashton Township, Lee County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
41°52′05″N 89°13′30″W / 41.86806°N 89.22500°W / 41.86806; -89.22500 (2010)
(2016)[1]
61006, 61031
Ashton Township is one of twenty-two townships in Lee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,185 and it contained 520 housing units.[2] Ashton Township was originally formed as Ogle Township from Bradford Township on February 12, 1861; the name was changed to Ashton on November 7, 1867.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 17.83 square miles (46.2 km2), of which 17.81 square miles (46.1 km2) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.11%) is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- Ashton
Cemeteries
The township contains Ashton Cemetery.
Airports and landing strips
- Swords Heliport
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 1,185 | — | |
2016 (est.) | 1,109 | [1] | −6.4% |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
School districts
- Ashton Community Unit School District 275
Political districts
- Illinois's 14th congressional district
- State House District 90
- State Senate District 45
References
- "Ashton Township, Lee County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
- United States Census Bureau 2009 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.
External links
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
- Township Officials of Illinois