Garfield Township, Grundy County, Illinois

Coordinates: 41°09′47″N 88°19′46″W / 41.16306°N 88.32944°W / 41.16306; -88.32944
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Garfield Township
Location in Grundy County
Location in Grundy County
Grundy County's location in Illinois
Grundy County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°09′47″N 88°19′46″W / 41.16306°N 88.32944°W / 41.16306; -88.32944
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyGrundy
EstablishedMarch 10, 1903
Area
 • Total18.15 sq mi (47.0 km2)
 • Land18.1 sq mi (47 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.22%
Elevation
594 ft (181 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
1,539
 • Density87.6/sq mi (33.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
60424
FIPS code17-063-28677

Garfield Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,586 and it contained 673 housing units.[2]

History[edit]

Garfield township was formed from Greenfield township on March 10, 1903.[3] The area contained coal mines.

Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.15 square miles (47.0 km2), of which 18.1 square miles (47 km2) (or 99.72%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.22%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages[edit]

Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery.

Major highways[edit]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2016 (est.)1,539[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

School districts[edit]

  • Herscher Community Unit School District 2

Political districts[edit]

References[edit]

  • "Garfield Township, Grundy County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "Grundy County Fact Sheet". Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved October 20, 2007.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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