Beaver Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Beaver Township
Township
Location in Iroquois County
Iroquois County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°54′00″N 87°35′19″W / 40.90000°N 87.58861°WCoordinates: 40°54′00″N 87°35′19″W / 40.90000°N 87.58861°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Iroquois
Established	November 6, 1855
Area
• Total	33.66 sq mi (87.2 km^2)
• Land	33.65 sq mi (87.2 km^2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km^2)  0.03%
Elevation	673 ft (205 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	527
• Density	15.7/sq mi (6.1/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60912, 60931, 60970
GNIS feature ID	0428647

Beaver Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 527 and it contained 229 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.66 square miles (87.2 km²), of which 33.65 square miles (87.2 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Donovan

Unincorporated towns

• Hooper at 40°56′09″N 87°36′24″W / 40.935867°N 87.606699°W

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Beaver and J H Grant Memorial.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 52

Airports and landing strips

• Loy Airport
• Russell Airport

School districts

• Donovan Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

• Illinois' 15th congressional district
• State House District 79
• State Senate District 40

References

• "Beaver Township, Iroquois County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives