Carroll Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Carroll Township
Carroll Township
	Township
	Location in Vermilion County
	Coordinates: 39°55′41″N87°44′38″W / 39.92806°N 87.74389°W Coordinates: 39°55′41″N87°44′38″W / 39.92806°N 87.74389°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Vermilion
Created	1851
Area
• Total	37.29 sq mi (96.6 km2)
• Land	37.29 sq mi (96.6 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	679 ft (207 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016) [1]	592
• Density	16.4/sq mi (6.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61817, 61846, 61850, 61870, 61876
Area code(s)	217
FIPS code	17-183-11449

Last updated April 10, 2020

Carroll Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 612 and it contained 263 housing units.^[2]

History

Carroll Township was one of the eight townships created in 1851. It was also the name of one of the original two townships created in March 1826, the other being called Ripley Township. It was probably named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Abraham Carroll, a resident of the area, may have influenced the choice.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.29 square miles (96.6 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities and towns

Indianola

Extinct towns

Maizetown

Adjacent townships

Catlin Township (north)
Georgetown Township (northeast)
Elwood Township (east)
Ross Township, Edgar County (south)
Young America Township, Edgar County (southwest)
Sidell Township (west)
Jamaica Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Lebanon, Michael, Sandusky, Stunkard, Weaver, Woodlawn and Workheiser.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
Est. 2016	592	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4
Jamaica Community Unit School District 12

Political districts

Illinois' 15th congressional district
State House District 104
State Senate District 52

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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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
↑ Callary, Edmund (2009). Place Names of Illinois. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-252-03356-8.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

[3] Callary, Edmund (2009). Place Names of Illinois. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-252-03356-8.

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

v t e Municipalities and communities of Vermilion County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Danville
Cities	Danville Georgetown Hoopeston	Map of Illinois highlighting Vermilion County
Villages	Allerton‡ Alvan Belgium Bismarck Catlin Fairmount Fithian Henning Indianola Muncie Oakwood Potomac Rankin Ridge Farm Rossville Sidell Tilton Westville
Townships	Blount Butler Carroll Catlin Danville Elwood Georgetown Grant Jamaica Love McKendree Middlefork Newell Oakwood Pilot Ross Sidell South Ross Vance
CDP	Olivet
Other unincorporated communities	Armstrong Batestown Cheneyville Collison East Lynn Hartshorn Hegeler Hillery Hope Illiana‡ Jamaica Jamesburg Midway Newtown Ryan Unionville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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