Sheldon Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Sheldon Township
Sheldon Township
Township
	Location in Iroquois County
	Iroquois County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°43′49″N 87°35′16″W / 40.73028°N 87.58778°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Iroquois
Established	February 19, 1868
Area
• Total	39.67 sq mi (102.7 km2)
• Land	39.67 sq mi (102.7 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	689 ft (210 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)	1,300
• Density	34.6/sq mi (13.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60953, 60966, 60970
FIPS code	17-075-69225

Sheldon Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,374 and it contained 613 housing units.^[2] Sheldon Township was formed from Concord Township on February 19, 1868.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 39.67 square miles (102.7 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Sheldon

Unincorporated towns

Darrow at 40°43′08″N 87°36′11″W / 40.718925°N 87.603084°W / 40.718925; -87.603084
Eastburn at 40°46′23″N 87°38′08″W / 40.773092°N 87.635586°W / 40.773092; -87.635586
Effner at 40°46′14″N 87°31′34″W / 40.770592°N 87.526139°W / 40.770592; -87.526139
Webster at 40°46′25″N 87°36′14″W / 40.773647°N 87.603918°W / 40.773647; -87.603918

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains Sheldon Cemetery.

Major highways

U.S. Route 24

Airports and landing strips

Disosway Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	1,300	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

Political districts

Illinois' 15th congressional district
State House District 105
State Senate District 53

References

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^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.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

[USCensusEst2016-1] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[census-2] "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.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Iroquois County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Watseka
Cities	Gilman Watseka	Map of Illinois highlighting Iroquois County
Villages	Ashkum Beaverville Buckley Chebanse‡ Cissna Park Clifton Crescent City Danforth Donovan Iroquois Loda Martinton Milford Onarga Papineau Sheldon Thawville Wellington Woodland
Townships	Artesia Ash Grove Ashkum Beaver Beaverville Belmont Chebanse Concord Crescent Danforth Douglas Fountain Creek Iroquois Loda Lovejoy Martinton Middleport Milford Milks Grove Onarga Papineau Pigeon Grove Prairie Green Ridgeland Sheldon Stockland
Unincorporated communities	Bryce Claytonville Delrey Eastburn Effner Fountain Creek Goodwine L'Erable La Hogue Pittwood Stockland
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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