Ash Grove Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Ash Grove Township
Ash Grove Township
Township
	Location in Iroquois County
	Iroquois County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°37′06″N87°50′37″W / 40.61833°N 87.84361°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Iroquois
Established	November 6, 1855
Area
• Total	61.09 sq mi (158.2 km2)
• Land	61.03 sq mi (158.1 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.10%
Elevation	669 ft (204 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)	700
• Density	12/sq mi (5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60924, 60926, 60953, 60955
FIPS code	17-075-02453

Last updated July 22, 2023

Ash Grove Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 731 and it contained 316 housing units.^[2]

History

The first settler in the area that became Ash Grove Township was Robert Roberts, who arrived in 1833.^[3] The township was formed when township government was adopted by the county in 1855.^[4] Its current borders were established on September 15, 1868, when Fountain Creek Township was formed from a portion of Ash Grove Township.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 61.09 square miles (158.2 km²), of which 61.03 square miles (158.1 km²) (or 99.90%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.10%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Ash Grove, Cissna Park, Immanuel Lutheran, Saint John's Ash Grove, Saint Paul Lutheran and Schwer.

Major highways

Illinois Route 49

Airports and landing strips

Redeker Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	700	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

School districts

Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6
Crescent Iroquois Community Unit School District 249
Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10
Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

Illinois' 15th congressional district
State House District 105
State Senate District 53

Related Research Articles

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References

1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
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.
↑ Dowling 1968, p. 25.
↑ Dowling 1968, p. 21.
↑ Dowling 1968, p. 59.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

Bibliography

Dowling, John (1968). History of Iroquois County. Iroquois County Board of Supervisors. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
Kern, J. W. (1907). Past and present of Iroquois County, Illinois. Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
Beckwith, H. W. (1880). History of Iroquois County, Together with Historic Notes on the Northwest. Chicago: H. H. Hill and Company. Retrieved October 15, 2010.

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[USCensusEst2016-1] 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[census-2] 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.

[3] Dowling 1968, p. 25.

[4] Dowling 1968, p. 21.

[5] Dowling 1968, p. 59.

[DecennialCensus-6] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Iroquois County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Watseka
Cities	Gilman Watseka	Map of Illinois highlighting Iroquois County
Villages	Ashkum Beaverville Buckley Chebanse‡ Cissna Park Clifton Crescent City Danforth Donovan Iroquois Loda Martinton Milford Onarga Papineau Sheldon Thawville Wellington Woodland
Townships	Artesia Ash Grove Ashkum Beaver Beaverville Belmont Chebanse Concord Crescent Danforth Douglas Fountain Creek Iroquois Loda Lovejoy Martinton Middleport Milford Milks Grove Onarga Papineau Pigeon Grove Prairie Green Ridgeland Sheldon Stockland
Unincorporated communities	Bryce Claytonville Delrey Eastburn Effner Fountain Creek Goodwine L'Erable La Hogue Pittwood Stockland
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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