Amboy Township, Lee County, Illinois

Amboy Township
Township

Location in Lee County

Lee County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°42′55″N 89°20′32″W / 41.71528°N 89.34222°W / 41.71528; -89.34222Coordinates: 41°42′55″N 89°20′32″W / 41.71528°N 89.34222°W / 41.71528; -89.34222
Country  United States
State  Illinois
County Lee
Established November 6, 1849
Government
 • Supervisor Dennis McCoy
Area
 • Total 35.43 sq mi (91.8 km2)
 • Land 35.25 sq mi (91.3 km2)
 • Water 0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.48%
Elevation 755 ft (230 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 2,906
 • Density 88.2/sq mi (34.1/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 61021, 61310
FIPS code 17-103-01283

Amboy Township is one of twenty-two townships in Lee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,108 and it contained 1,360 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.43 square miles (91.8 km2), of which 35.25 square miles (91.3 km2) (or 99.49%) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2) (or 0.48%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Extinct towns

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Binghampton, Mormon, Prairie Repose and Saint Patrick's.

Airports and landing strips

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
Est. 20162,906[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

Political districts

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. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
Adjacent places of Amboy Township, Lee County, Illinois
 South Dixon Township Franklin Grove Township
Nachusa Township		 Bradford Township
Marion Township Lee Center Township
   Amboy Township  
East Grove Township May Township Sublette Township
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