Leroy Township, Boone County, Illinois

LeRoy Township
Township
Location in Boone County
Boone County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°27′30″N 88°45′53″W / 42.45833°N 88.76472°WCoordinates: 42°27′30″N 88°45′53″W / 42.45833°N 88.76472°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Boone
Settlement	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	31.28 sq mi (81.0 km^2)
• Land	31.27 sq mi (81.0 km^2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km^2)  0.03%
Elevation	942 ft (287 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	485
• Density	15.5/sq mi (6.0/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60033, 61012, 61065
GNIS feature ID	0429247

LeRoy Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 485 and it contained 207 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.28 square miles (81.0 km²), of which 31.27 square miles (81.0 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Blaine

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Blaine, Burr Oak, Dullam, Stone School and Tound Prairie.

Airports and landing strips

• Munch Heliport
• Pine Hill Airport

School districts

• Harvard Community Unit School District 50
• North Boone Community Unit School District 200

Political districts

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

References

• "Leroy 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