Mazon Township, Grundy County, Illinois

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Mazon Township
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Location in Grundy County
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Grundy County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°14′28″N88°25′04″W / 41.24111°N 88.41778°W / 41.24111; -88.41778 Coordinates: 41°14′28″N88°25′04″W / 41.24111°N 88.41778°W / 41.24111; -88.41778
Country United States
State Illinois
County Grundy
EstablishedNovember 6, 1849
Area
  Total35.5 sq mi (92 km2)
  Land35.14 sq mi (91.0 km2)
  Water0.36 sq mi (0.9 km2)  1.01%
Elevation
584 ft (178 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Estimate 
(2016) [1]
1,439
  Density42.3/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]

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Geography

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]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Brookside, Old Mazon, Ward and Wheeler.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
Est. 20161,439 [1]
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

School districts

Political districts

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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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.