Poplar Grove Township, Boone County, Illinois

Poplar Grove Township
—  Township  —
Location in Boone County
Boone County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°22′11″N 88°49′22″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Boone
Settlement	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	23.75 sq mi (61.51 km2)
• Land	23.74 sq mi (61.49 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.03%
Elevation	902 ft (275 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	3,176
• Density	133.8/sq mi (51.7/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61008, 61011, 61012, 61065
GNIS feature ID	0429591

Poplar Grove Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,176. Poplar Grove Township was formed from parts of Caledonia Township and Boone Township after 1921.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Poplar Grove Township covers an area of 23.75 square miles (61.5 km²); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) or 0.03 percent is water.

Cities

• Poplar Grove (north three-quarters)
• Timberlane (northeast quarter)

Unincorporated towns

• Beaverton Crossroads

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Clark, Ewins, Popular Grove, Russellville and South Poplar Grove.

Major highways

• Illinois State Route 76
• Illinois State Route 173

School districts

• Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
• North Boone Community Unit School District 200

Political districts

• Illinois' 16th congressional district
• State House District 69
• State Senate District 35

References

• "Poplar Grove Township, Boone County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives