Brooklyn Township, Lee County, Illinois

41°40′20″N 89°06′31″W / 41.67222°N 89.10861°W / 41.67222; -89.10861Country United StatesState IllinoisCountyLeeEstablishedNovember 6, 1849Government • SupervisorGeraldine K. NealArea • Total36.23 sq mi (93.8 km²) • Land36.22 sq mi (93.8 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)  0.03%Elevation922 ft (281 m)Population • Estimate 748 • Density21.9/sq mi (8.5/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codesFIPS code17-103-08654

Brooklyn Township is one of twenty-two townships in Lee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 793 and it contained 358 housing units.^[2] In September 1858, Reynolds Township was formed from part of Brooklyn Township.

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.23 square miles (93.8 km²), of which 36.22 square miles (93.8 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[2]

• Compton
• West Brooklyn

• The Burg at 41°42′23″N 89°05′55″W / 41.70642°N 89.098702°W / 41.70642; -89.098702

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

• Melugin Grove at 41°42′25″N 89°06′45″W / 41.706976°N 89.112591°W / 41.706976; -89.112591

(This town is listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

The township contains these four cemeteries: Brooklyn, Brooklyn Lutheran, Saint Mary's and Union.

• Earl Barnickel Airport
• Gehant Airport
• W Davis Airport

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	748	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

• Lee Center Community Unit School District 271

• Illinois's 14th congressional district
• State House District 90
• State Senate District 45

• "Brooklyn Township, Lee County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois