Danforth Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Danforth Township
Danforth Township
Township
	Location in Iroquois County
	Iroquois County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°49′03″N 88°00′22″W / 40.81750°N 88.00611°W / 40.81750; -88.00611
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Iroquois
Established	Before 1921
Area
• Total	51.64 sq mi (133.7 km2)
• Land	51.64 sq mi (133.7 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	653 ft (199 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)	879
• Density	18/sq mi (7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60911, 60930, 60938, 60970
FIPS code	17-075-18511

Danforth Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 928 and it contained 385 housing units.^[2]

History

Danforth Township was named for George M. Danforth, an early settler.^[3] Danforth Township formed from Douglas Township and Ashkum Township sometime before 1921.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 51.64 square miles (133.7 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Danforth

Cemeteries

The township contains Bardon Cemetery.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Classen Field RLA Airport
Wilken Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	879	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

Illinois' 15th congressional district
State House District 75
State House District 105
State Senate District 38
State Senate District 53

References

"Danforth Township, Iroquois 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

^ 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.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 99.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

City-Data.com
Illinois State Archives

[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.

[3] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 99.

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

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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