Preemption Township, Mercer County, Illinois

Preemption Township
Township
Location in Mercer County
Mercer County's location in Illinois
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Mercer
Established	November 8, 1853
Area
• Total	36.88 sq mi (95.5 km2)
• Land	36.85 sq mi (95.4 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.08%
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016) [1]	1,683
• Density	48.4/sq mi (18.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-131-61795

Preemption Township is located in Mercer County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,783 and it contained 737 housing units. ^[2] It contains the census-designated place of Preemption. Preemption Township changed its name from Fairfield Township sometime before 1921.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.88 square miles (95.5 km²), of which 36.85 square miles (95.4 km²) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.08%) is water. ^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	1,683	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

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. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• City-data.com
• Illinois State Archives

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