Maroa Township, Macon County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
Maroa Township | |
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Township | |
![]() Location in Macon County | |
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Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Macon |
Settlement | November 8, 1859 |
Area | |
• Total | 41.77 sq mi (108.2 km2) |
• Land | 41.77 sq mi (108.2 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 2,014 |
• Density | 50.3/sq mi (19.4/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
FIPS code | 17-115-47085 |
Maroa Township is located in Macon County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,100 and it contained 883 housing units.[2]
The township was named after the Maroa Indians.[3]
Cities and towns
- Emery
- Maroa
Adjacent townships
- Texas Township, DeWitt County (north)
- Creek Township, DeWitt County (northeast)
- Friends Creek Township (east)
- Hickory Point Township (southeast)
- Whitmore Township (southeast)
- Hickory Point Township (south)
- Illini Township (southwest)
- Austin Township (west)
- Tunbridge Township, DeWitt County (northwest)
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 41.77 square miles (108.2 km2), all land.[2]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2016 (est.) | 2,014 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
References
- ^ 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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 200.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
- US Census
- City-data.com
- Illinois State Archives
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Municipalities and communities of Macon County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Decatur
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communities
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