Harlem Township, Stephenson County, Illinois

Harlem Township
Township
Location in Stephenson County
Coordinates: 42°20′15″N89°41′48″W / 42.33750°N 89.69667°W / 42.33750; -89.69667
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Stephenson
Government
• Supervisor	Jerry Weber
Area
• Total	31.52 sq mi (81.6 km2)
• Land	31.42 sq mi (81.4 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.32%
Elevation	814 ft (248 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016) [1]	2,194
• Density	72.4/sq mi (28.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-177-32902

Harlem Township is located in Stephenson County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,275 and it contained 981 housing units. ^[2] It contains part of the census-designated place of Willow Lake.

Geography

Harlem is Township 27 North, Range 7 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian.

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.52 square miles (81.6 km²), of which 31.42 square miles (81.4 km²) (or 99.68%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (or 0.32%) is water. ^[2]

Stagecoach inns

Tisdel Inn (Section 21) was built in 1852 by P.A. Tisdel along the Old State Road number 2, now Business U.S. Route 20. Frink, Walker & Company stage line, Chicago to Galena, used this road 1839 to 1854. The stone inn is now a residence. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	2,194	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

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. History of Stephenson County 1970. Freeport, Illinois: County of Stephenson, 1972. p. 88.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• City-data.com
• Stephenson County Official Site