Sheldon Township, Iroquois County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
40°43′49″N 87°35′16″W / 40.73028°N 87.58778°W / 40.73028; -87.58778 (2010)
(2016)[1]
60953, 60966, 60970
Sheldon Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,374 and it contained 613 housing units.[2] Sheldon Township was formed from Concord Township on February 19, 1868.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 39.67 square miles (102.7 km2), all land.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- Sheldon
Unincorporated towns
- Darrow at 40°43′08″N 87°36′11″W / 40.718925°N 87.603084°W / 40.718925; -87.603084
- Eastburn at 40°46′23″N 87°38′08″W / 40.773092°N 87.635586°W / 40.773092; -87.635586
- Effner at 40°46′14″N 87°31′34″W / 40.770592°N 87.526139°W / 40.770592; -87.526139
- Webster at 40°46′25″N 87°36′14″W / 40.773647°N 87.603918°W / 40.773647; -87.603918
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains Sheldon Cemetery.
Major highways
Airports and landing strips
- Disosway Airport
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 1,300 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
Political districts
- Illinois' 15th congressional district
- State House District 105
- State Senate District 53
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.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- "Sheldon 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
External links
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
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Municipalities and communities of Iroquois County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Watseka
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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