Delavan Township | |
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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) | |
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]
Delavan Township is named for Edward C. Delavan, a temperance advocate from Albany, New York. [3]
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]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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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]
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