East Grove Township, Lee County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°38′07″N 89°27′09″W / 41.63528°N 89.45250°W / 41.63528; -89.45250Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyLeeEstablishedNovember 9, 1864Area

• Total35.61 sq mi (92.2 km²) • Land35.55 sq mi (92.1 km²) • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.17%Elevation

755 ft (230 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

242 • Density7.2/sq mi (2.8/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61042, 61310, 61349

FIPS code17-103-21865

East Grove Township is one of twenty-two townships in Lee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 256 and it contained 115 housing units.^[2]

History

East Grove was created from Hamilton Township on November 9, 1864.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.61 square miles (92.2 km²), of which 35.55 square miles (92.1 km²) (or 99.83%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.17%) is water.^[2]

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Saint Mary's, Stevens and Williams.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	242	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Amboy Community Unit School District 272

Political districts

Illinois's 14th congressional district
State House District 90
State Senate District 45

References

"East Grove Township, Lee County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
United States Census Bureau 2010 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.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.