Amity Township, Livingston County, Illinois

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Amity Township
Township
Map highlighting Amity Township, Livingston County, Illinois.svg
Location in Livingston County
Map of Illinois highlighting Livingston County.svg
Livingston County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°58′15″N88°45′55″W / 40.9708°N 88.7653°W / 40.9708; -88.7653
Country United States
State Illinois
County Livingston
EstablishedApril 6, 1858 [1]
Area
 • Total36.37 sq mi (94.2 km2)
 • Land36.24 sq mi (93.9 km2)
 • Water0.13 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.36%
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016) [2]
825
 • Density23.9/sq mi (9.2/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 17-105-01348

Amity Township is located in Livingston County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 866 and it contained 376 housing units. [3]

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Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.37 square miles (94.2 km2), of which 36.24 square miles (93.9 km2) (or 99.64%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) (or 0.36%) is water. [3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)825 [2]
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

Cemeteries

Bayou Cemetery is located southwest of Cornell, just southeast of the intersection of the Bayou and the Vermilion River in section 22. [5]

History

The first Europeans to settle the area that would eventually become Amity Township were Thomas N. Reynolds, Samuel K. Reynolds, and E. Breckinridge, arriving together in 1833. The area was attractive to early settlers for its abundance of timber, stone, and water. They built small cabins for their families and lived in them for several years on what was known by 1878 as the J.P. Houston farm. [1]

The township may be named after Amity, Ohio. [6] This is very likely as the earliest settlers in the township were from Ohio. It was mentioned in the same 1878 history that Amity means friendship. [1]

The township was officially organized on April 6, 1858, and was one of the first 20 townships in Livingston County organized in 1858. [1]

In 1871 a railroad was completed through the township. That same year, on June 15, Walter B. Cornell laid out a plat in the SW corner of section 11 and called it Cornell. 2 days later, Willard D. Blake section 14 and called it Amity. Most of the businesses were in Amity, but in 1873, the village organized as Cornell. [1]

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Bayou Cemetery is located southwest of Cornell at the southeast intersection of the Bayou and the Vermilion River in section 22 of Amity Township, Livingston County, Illinois, United States. The Bayou is the name given to the sometimes dry stream that flows between the Vermilion River and Rooks Creek when both are flooded.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 “Amity Township.”. The History of Livingston County, Illinois, Wm Le Baron, Jr & Co, 1878, Chicago. 404-415. Print.
  2. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ “Amity Township, Cornell.” Livingston County, 1911, Geo. A Ogle & Co, Historic Map Works, http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/220542/Amity+Township++Cornell/Livingston+County+1911/Illinois/, retrieved 03 October 2019.
  6. ↑ Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 9. ISBN   978-0-252-09070-7.


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