Danforth Township, Iroquois County, Illinois
Danforth Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 928 and it contained 385 housing units.
History
Danforth Township was named for George M. Danforth, an early settler. Danforth Township formed from Douglas Township and Ashkum Township sometime before 1921.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 51.64 square miles (133.7 km), all land.
Cities, towns, villages
Cemeteries
The township contains Bardon Cemetery.
Major highways
Airports and landing strips
- Classen Field RLA Airport
- Wilken Airport
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 879 | ||
U.S. Decennial Census |
School districts
- Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10
Political districts
- Illinois' 15th congressional district
- State House District 75
- State House District 105
- State Senate District 38
- State Senate District 53
References
- "Danforth Township, Iroquois County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 99.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.