Boone Township, Boone County, Illinois

Boone Township
Township
Location in Boone County
Boone County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°22′14″N 88°44′59″W / 42.37056°N 88.74972°WCoordinates: 42°22′14″N 88°44′59″W / 42.37056°N 88.74972°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Boone
Settlement	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	24.03 sq mi (62.2 km^2)
• Land	23.94 sq mi (62.0 km^2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.2 km^2)  0.37%
Elevation	896 ft (273 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,968
• Density	82.2/sq mi (31.7/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61008, 61012, 61038, 61065
GNIS feature ID	0428694

Boone Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,968 and it contained 721 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.03 square miles (62.2 km²), of which 23.94 square miles (62.0 km²) (or 99.63%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) (or 0.37%) is water.^[1]

Cities

• Capron

Unincorporated towns

• Russellville

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Capron, Chester, County Line and Long Prairie.

Major highways

• Illinois State Route 173

School districts

• North Boone Community Unit School District 200

Political districts

• Illinois' 16th congressional district
• State House District 69
• State Senate District 35

References

• "Boone Township, Boone County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
• 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