Homer Township, Illinois

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Homer Township
Township
Map highlighting Homer Township, Will County, Illinois.svg
Location in Will County
CountryUnited States
State Illinois
County Will
EstablishedNovember 6, 1836
Area
  Total36.1 sq mi (93 km2)
  Land36.06 sq mi (93.4 km2)
  Water0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.14%
Population
 (2010)
  Estimate 
(2016) [1]
39,495
  Density1,083.3/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.

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Geography

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]

Cities, towns villages

Other Communities

Ghost Towns

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2016 (est.)39,495 [1]
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

Education

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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References

  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 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. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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