Mazon Township, Grundy County, Illinois

Mazon Township
Township
Location in Grundy County
Grundy County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°14′28″N 88°25′04″W / 41.24111°N 88.41778°WCoordinates: 41°14′28″N 88°25′04″W / 41.24111°N 88.41778°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Grundy
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	35.5 sq mi (92 km^2)
• Land	35.14 sq mi (91.0 km^2)
• Water	0.36 sq mi (0.9 km^2)  1.01%
Elevation	584 ft (178 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,487
• Density	42.3/sq mi (16.3/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60424, 60444, 60450, 60479
GNIS feature ID	0429346

Mazon Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,487 and it contained 621 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.5 square miles (92 km²), of which 35.14 square miles (91.0 km²) (or 98.99%) is land and 0.36 square miles (0.93 km²) (or 1.01%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Mazon

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Brookside, Old Mazon, Ward and Wheeler.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 47

Airports and landing strips

• J B Fillman Airport

School districts

• Coal City Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

• Illinois' 11th congressional district
• State House District 75
• State Senate District 38

References

• "Mazon Township, Grundy 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