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Silver Creek Township, Stephenson County, Illinois

Coordinates: 42°14′48″N 89°34′01″W / 42.24667°N 89.56694°W / 42.24667; -89.56694
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Silver Creek Township
Township
Location in Stephenson County
Location in Stephenson County
Coordinates: 42°14′48″N 89°34′01″W / 42.24667°N 89.56694°W / 42.24667; -89.56694
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyStephenson
Government
 • SupervisorLee Runte
Area
 • Total35 sq mi (90 km2)
 • Land34.98 sq mi (90.6 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.06%
Elevation
823 ft (251 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
666
 • Density19.9/sq mi (7.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-177-69953

Silver Creek Township is a township in Stephenson County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 696 and it contained 332 housing units.[2][3]

Geography

Silver Creek Township is located at 42°14′48″N 89°34′01″W / 42.24667°N 89.56694°W / 42.24667; -89.56694 at an elevation of 823 feet (251 meters). According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35 square miles (91 km2), of which 34.98 square miles (90.6 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.06%) is water.[2] Silver Creek Township borders the city of Freeport, the county seat of Stephenson County, to the northwest.[4]

History

Thomas Craine first settled Silver Creek Township in August 1835.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)666[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the census of 2000,[3] there were 739 people, 293 households, and 219 families in Silver Creek Township.

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 2013-05-28.
  3. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ^ Stephenson County, Illinois General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Illinois Department of Transportation. 2009. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
  5. ^ Fulwider, Addison L. (1910). History of Stephenson County, Illinois: Volume 1. p. 391. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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