Homer Township | |
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Township | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Will |
Established | November 6, 1836 |
Area | |
• Total | 36.1 sq mi (93 km2) |
• Land | 36.06 sq mi (93.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.14% |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016) [1] | 39,495 |
• Density | 1,083.3/sq mi (418.3/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
FIPS code | 17-197-35827 |
Homer Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 39,059 and it contained 13,418 housing units. [2] In 2001, the village of Homer Glen was incorporated within area that is Homer Township. This region was formerly an unincorporated census-designated place known as Goodings Grove, Illinois.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km2), of which 36.06 square miles (93.4 km2) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.14%) is water. [2]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2016 (est.) | 39,495 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census [3] |
Homer Township and Homer Glen is part of the Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C, with some areas part of Will County School District 92.
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