Money Creek Township, McLean County, Illinois

Money Creek Township
Township
Location in McLean County
McLean County's location in Illinois
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	McLean
Established	November 3, 1857
Area
• Total	39.3 sq mi (102 km2)
• Land	38.81 sq mi (100.5 km2)
• Water	0.48 sq mi (1.2 km2)  1.22%
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016) [1]	1,087
• Density	28/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]

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

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	1,087	[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.

References

1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Archived from the original on October 24, 2019. 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. Callary, Edward (September 29, 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. Archived from the original on October 3, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• City-data.com
• Illinois State Archives

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1. Osman Topo Map in McLean County IL
2. "Osman, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.