Medina Township, Peoria County, Illinois

Medina Township
Township
Location in Peoria County
Peoria County's location in Illinois
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Peoria
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	29.78 sq mi (77.1 km2)
• Land	26.86 sq mi (69.6 km2)
• Water	2.92 sq mi (7.6 km2)  9.81%
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016) [1]	12,542
• Density	467.7/sq mi (180.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-143-48099

Medina Township is located north of Peoria, in Peoria County, Illinois, and in the Illinois River Valley (West of the river itself). As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,564 and it contained 4,993 housing units. ^[2]

Medina Township changed its name from Franklin Township on an unknown date, but most likely in 1850.

Headquartered in Mossville, it is served by two school districts: Illinois Valley Central School District #321, and Dunlap School District #323. ^[3] It also contains the census-designated place of Rome.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.78 square miles (77.1 km²), of which 26.86 square miles (69.6 km²) (or 90.19%) is land and 2.92 square miles (7.6 km²) (or 9.81%) is water. ^[2]

Cities

• Peoria (part)

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	12,542	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

References

1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
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. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Peoria County, IL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved October 30, 2024. - Text list
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• Medina Township (medinatownship.org - official site)
• City-data.com
• Illinois State Archives

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