Delavan Township, Tazewell County, Illinois

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Delavan Township
Township
Map highlighting Delavan Township, Tazewell County, Illinois.svg
Location in Tazewell County
Country United States
State Illinois
County Tazewell
EstablishedNovember 6, 1849
Area
  Total
30.18 sq mi (78.2 km2)
  Land30.16 sq mi (78.1 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.07%
Population
 (2010)
  Estimate 
(2016) [1]
1,995
  Density68.3/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]

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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
CensusPop.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. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "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.

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