Caledonia Township, Boone County, Illinois
Caledonia Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Boone County | |
Boone County's location in Illinois | |
Coordinates: 42°22′15″N 88°54′06″W / 42.37083°N 88.90167°WCoordinates: 42°22′15″N 88°54′06″W / 42.37083°N 88.90167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Boone |
Settlement | November 6, 1849 |
Area | |
• Total | 24.35 sq mi (63.1 km2) |
• Land | 24.04 sq mi (62.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.31 sq mi (0.8 km2) 1.27% |
Elevation | 912 ft (278 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 7,397 |
• Density | 309.5/sq mi (119.5/km2) |
Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP codes | 61008, 61011, 61065 |
FIPS code | 17-007-10435 |
Caledonia Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,439 and it contained 2,537 housing units.[2] Sometime after 1921, Poplar Grove Township was formed from a portion of Caledonia Township.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.35 square miles (63.1 km2), of which 24.04 square miles (62.3 km2) (or 98.73%) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.80 km2) (or 1.27%) is water.[2]
Cities
- Caledonia
- Loves Park (east edge)
- Poplar Grove (west edge)
- Timberlane (northwest three-quarters)
Extinct towns
- North Caledonia
Cemeteries
The township contains Drake Cemetery.
Major highways
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
Est. 2016 | 7,397 | [1] | |
School districts
- Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
- North Boone Community Unit School District 200
- Rockford School District 205
Political districts
- Illinois' 16th congressional district
- State House District 69
- State Senate District 35
References
- "Caledonia Township, Boone County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
- 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- 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.
- ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
Adjacent places of Caledonia Township, Boone County, Illinois | ||||
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Roscoe Township, Winnebago County | Manchester Township | |||
Harlem Township, Winnebago County | Poplar Grove Township | |||
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Rockford Township, Winnebago County | Belvidere Township |
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