Mazon Township | |
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Location in Grundy County | |
Grundy County's location in Illinois | |
Coordinates: 41°14′28″N88°25′04″W / 41.24111°N 88.41778°W Coordinates: 41°14′28″N88°25′04″W / 41.24111°N 88.41778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Grundy |
Established | November 6, 1849 |
Area | |
• Total | 35.5 sq mi (92 km2) |
• Land | 35.14 sq mi (91.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.36 sq mi (0.9 km2) 1.01% |
Elevation | 584 ft (178 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016) [1] | 1,439 |
• Density | 42.3/sq mi (16.3/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 60424, 60444, 60450, 60479 |
FIPS code | 17-063-47800 |
Mazon Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,487 and it contained 621 housing units. [2]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.5 square miles (92 km2), of which 35.14 square miles (91.0 km2) (or 98.99%) is land and 0.36 square miles (0.93 km2) (or 1.01%) is water. [2]
The township contains these four cemeteries: Brookside, Old Mazon, Ward and Wheeler.
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
Est. 2016 | 1,439 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census [3] |
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