Caledonia Township, Illinois

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Caledonia Township
Township
Location in Boone County
Location in Boone County
Boone County's location in Illinois
Boone County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°22′15″N 88°54′06″W / 42.37083°N 88.90167°W / 42.37083; -88.90167Coordinates: 42°22′15″N 88°54′06″W / 42.37083°N 88.90167°W / 42.37083; -88.90167
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyBoone
SettlementNovember 6, 1849
Area
 • Total24.35 sq mi (63.1 km2)
 • Land24.04 sq mi (62.3 km2)
 • Water0.31 sq mi (0.8 km2)  1.27%
Elevation
912 ft (278 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
7,397
 • Density309.5/sq mi (119.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61008, 61011, 61065
FIPS code17-007-10435

Caledonia Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,439 and it contained 2,537 housing units.[2] Sometime after 1921, Poplar Grove Township was formed from a portion of Caledonia Township.

Geography[]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.35 square miles (63.1 km2), of which 24.04 square miles (62.3 km2) (or 98.73%) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.80 km2) (or 1.27%) is water.[2]

Cities[]

Extinct towns[]

  • North Caledonia

Cemeteries[]

The township contains Drake Cemetery.

Major highways[]

  • Illinois 173.svg Illinois State Route 173

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
2016 (est.)7,397[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts[]

  • Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
  • North Boone Community Unit School District 200
  • Rockford School District 205

Schools[]

  • Caledonia Elementary School

Political districts[]

References[]

  • "Caledonia 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. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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