Middlefork Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

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Middlefork Township
Township
Map highlighting Middlefork Township, Vermilion County, Illinois.svg
Location in Vermilion County
Coordinates: 40°19′13″N87°50′17″W / 40.32028°N 87.83806°W / 40.32028; -87.83806
Country United States
State Illinois
County Vermilion
Created1851
Area
 • Total
63.72 sq mi (165.0 km2)
 • Land63.7 sq mi (165 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.052 km2)  0.03%
Elevation
720 ft (220 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016) [1]
1,389
 • Density22.9/sq mi (8.8/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 17-183-48775

Middlefork Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,458 and it contained 628 housing units. [2]

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History

Middlefork Township was one of the eight townships created in 1851 and included all the land that later became Butler and Ford townships.

The first settlers in the township were Samuel Partlow and his wife and four sons, who arrived from Kentucky in 1829. A harsh winter caused the loss of all their cattle, and there was little game available for food; Samuel died that year and the family returned to Kentucky. However, the next year, they came back again. [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 63.72 square miles (165.0 km2), of which 63.7 square miles (165 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.03%) is water. [2] The streams of Bean Creek, Bluegrass Creek and Knights Branch run through this township.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Extinct towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Ingersoll, Old Partlow, Old Sowdowsky, Outton Family, Partlow, Potomac and Wallace Chapel.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)1,389 [1]
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

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. ↑ Stapp, Katherine; W. I. Bowman (1968). History Under Our Feet: The Story of Vermilion County, Illinois. Danville, Illinois: Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc. p. 38.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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