Rooks Creek Township, Livingston County, Illinois

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Rooks Creek Township
Township
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Fields southwest of Graymont
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Location in Livingston County
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Livingston County's location in Illinois
Country United States
State Illinois
County Livingston
EstablishedNovember 3, 1857
Area
  Total36.45 sq mi (94.4 km2)
  Land36.45 sq mi (94.4 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Population
 (2010)
  Estimate 
(2016) [1]
542
  Density15.6/sq mi (6.0/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 17-105-65520

Rooks Creek Township is located in Livingston County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 567 and it contained 233 housing units. [2]

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Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.45 square miles (94.4 km2), all land. [2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2016 (est.)542 [1]
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

History

Rooks Creek Township and Rooks Creek were named after Roderick Rook. He was the first settler in the area that would eventually become Rooks Creek Township. He arrived from Pennsylvania with his family some time between late 1830 and the Spring of 1831. [4]

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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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. “Rooks Creek Township.”. The History of Livingston County, Illinois, Wm Le Baron, Jr & Co, 1878, Chicago. 436-444. Print.

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