Money Creek Township, McLean County, Illinois

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Money Creek Township
Township
Map highlighting Money Creek Township, McLean County, Illinois.svg
Location in McLean County
Map of Illinois highlighting McLean County.svg
McLean County's location in Illinois
Country United States
State Illinois
County McLean
EstablishedNovember 3, 1857
Area
  Total39.3 sq mi (102 km2)
  Land38.81 sq mi (100.5 km2)
  Water0.48 sq mi (1.2 km2)  1.22%
Population
 (2010)
  Estimate 
(2016) [1]
1,087
  Density28/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 17-113-49971

Money Creek Township is located in McLean County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,085 and it contained 511 housing units. [2]

Contents

The township took its name from Money Creek. [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 39.3 square miles (102 km2), of which 38.81 square miles (100.5 km2) (or 98.75%) is land and 0.48 square miles (1.2 km2) (or 1.22%) is water. [2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
Est. 20161,087 [1]
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

Notable people

The American frontiersman and preserver of the buffalo, Charles "Buffalo" Jones, was reared at Money Creek during the 1850s.

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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. Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 232. ISBN   978-0-252-09070-7.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

Coordinates: 40°36′48″N88°51′29″W / 40.61333°N 88.85806°W / 40.61333; -88.85806