Freeport Township, Stephenson County, Illinois

Coordinates: 42°17′25″N 89°38′05″W / 42.29028°N 89.63472°W / 42.29028; -89.63472
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Freeport Township
Township
Location in Stephenson County
Location in Stephenson County
Coordinates: 42°17′25″N 89°38′05″W / 42.29028°N 89.63472°W / 42.29028; -89.63472
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyStephenson
Government
 • SupervisorPatrick Sellers
Area
 • Total11.79 sq mi (30.5 km2)
 • Land11.78 sq mi (30.5 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.08%
Elevation
807 ft (246 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
24,392
 • Density2,177/sq mi (841/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-177-27897

Freeport Township is located in Stephenson County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 25,638 and it contained 12,396 housing units.[2] Freeport Township is coterminous with City of Freeport. It is one of seventeen coterminous townships in Illinois.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 11.79 square miles (30.5 km2), of which 11.78 square miles (30.5 km2) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.08%) is water.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)24,392[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References

  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. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. ^ Sohl, Shannon N.; Bannovetz, James M. (May 2014). "Too Many Governments in Illinois? What is the Impact on Townships?" (PDF). Policy Profiles. 13 (1). Northern Illinois University: 1–15. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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