Medina Township, Peoria County, Illinois

Medina Township
Township

Location in Peoria County

Peoria County's location in Illinois
Country United States
State Illinois
County Peoria
Established November 6, 1849
Area
  Total 29.78 sq mi (77.1 km2)
  Land 26.86 sq mi (69.6 km2)
  Water 2.92 sq mi (7.6 km2)  9.81%
Population (2010)
  Estimate (2016)[1] 12,542
  Density 467.7/sq mi (180.6/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 17-143-48099

Medina Township is located North of Peoria, in Peoria County, Illinois, and in the Illinois River Valley (West of the river itself). As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,564 and it contained 4,993 housing units.[2]

Medina Township changed its name from Franklin Township on an unknown date, but most likely in 1850.

Headquartered in Mossville, it is served by two schools: Illinois Valley Central School District #321, and Dunlap School District #323.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.78 square miles (77.1 km2), of which 26.86 square miles (69.6 km2) (or 90.19%) is land and 2.92 square miles (7.6 km2) (or 9.81%) is water.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
Est. 201612,542[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

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.

Coordinates: 40°49′47″N 89°34′57″W / 40.829855°N 089.582605°W / 40.829855; -089.582605


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