Deerfield Township, Fulton County, Illinois
Deerfield Township | |
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![]() Location in Fulton County | |
![]() Fulton County's location in Illinois | |
Coordinates: 40°34′38″N 90°15′32″W / 40.57722°N 90.25889°WCoordinates: 40°34′38″N 90°15′32″W / 40.57722°N 90.25889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Fulton |
Established | November 6, 1849 |
Area | |
• Total | 34.33 sq mi (88.9 km2) |
• Land | 34.17 sq mi (88.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.4 km2) 0.47% |
Elevation | 640 ft (195 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 255 |
• Density | 7.6/sq mi (2.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 61415, 61427, 61431, 61432, 61477, 61520 |
FIPS code | 17-057-18979 |
Deerfield Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 261 and it contained 137 housing units.[2]
Geography[]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.33 square miles (88.9 km2), of which 34.17 square miles (88.5 km2) (or 99.53%) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km2) (or 0.47%) is water.[2]
Extinct towns[]
- Blyton
- Midway is a small settlement south of Wiley church.
- Wiley was a town Emsley Wiley set a side 1-acre (4,000 m2) for a school & meeting house. He platted a city to be named Wiley but it did not materialize. His dream of a school & meeting house did and in 1839 the first rude log school was built. In 1844 Mr. & Mrs. Wiley sold their land & moved farther west, In 1880 the Wiley Lutheran Church was organized & still exists today along with the cemetery.
- Westminster was a paper town founded by David Everly after they moved here coming from the east. Only 3 lots were sold but the village never materialized and so ceased to exist.
Cemeteries[]
The township contains these four cemeteries: Dickson, Wiley, Lamb & Roberts.
Major highways[]
Demographics[]
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2016 (est.) | 255 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
School districts[]
- Bushnell Prairie City Community Unit School District 170
- Community Unit School District 3 Fulton City
- Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4
Political districts[]
- Illinois' 17th congressional district
- State House District 94
- State Senate District 47
References[]
- "Deerfield Township, Fulton County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links[]
Categories:
- Townships in Fulton County, Illinois
- Townships in Illinois