Delavan Township, Tazewell County, Illinois

Delavan Township
Township
Location in Tazewell County
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Tazewell
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	30.18 sq mi (78.2 km2)
• Land	30.16 sq mi (78.1 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.07%
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016) [1]	1,995
• Density	68.3/sq mi (26.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-179-19239

Delavan Township is located in Tazewell County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,061 and it contained 902 housing units. ^[2]

History

Delavan Township is named for Edward C. Delavan, a temperance advocate from Albany, New York. ^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.18 square miles (78.2 km²), of which 30.16 square miles (78.1 km²) (or 99.93%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.07%) is water. ^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	1,995	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

As per a 2010 census, the township population was 2,061 with a majority of 1,689 in Delavan City and the remainder of the township constituting 372 people. The density of population per square mile of land area stood at 68.3/sq mi (26.4 sq. km). ^[2]

References

1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
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. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp.  103.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• City-data.com
• Illinois State Archives

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