Limestone Township, Peoria County, Illinois

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LimestoneTownship
Township
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Location in Peoria County
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Peoria County's location in Illinois
Country United States
State Illinois
County Peoria
EstablishedNovember 6, 1849
Area
 • Total
35.95 sq mi (93.1 km2)
 • Land35.7 sq mi (92 km2)
 • Water0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2)  0.72%
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016) [1]
19,236
 • Density552/sq mi (213/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 17-143-43523

Limestone Township is located in Peoria County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 18,357 and it contained 8,111 housing units. [2]

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For the census year of 2010, its population was 19,705 and it contained 8,103 housing units. [3]

History

Limestone Township was named from the abundance of limestone and attendant lime kilns in the area. [4] After the dissolution of neighboring West Peoria Township, portions of the township outside of the City of West Peoria's corporate boundaries were absorbed into Limestone Township. [5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.95 square miles (93.1 km2), of which 35.7 square miles (92 km2) (or 99.30%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 0.72%) is water. [3]

Cities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)19,236 [1]
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  3. 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.
  4. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 94.
  5. ↑ Sorrel, Scott A. (May 15, 2023). "West Peoria Township Parcel Correction". Peoria, Illinois: Peoria County, Illinois. pp. 54–63. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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