Amboy Township, Lee County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
41°42′55″N 89°20′32″W / 41.71528°N 89.34222°W / 41.71528; -89.34222 (2010)
(2016)[1]
61021, 61310
Amboy Township is one of twenty-two townships in Lee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,108 and it contained 1,360 housing units.[2]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.43 square miles (91.8 km2), of which 35.25 square miles (91.3 km2) (or 99.49%) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2) (or 0.48%) is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- Amboy (east three-quarters)
Unincorporated towns
- Binghampton at 41°43′00″N 89°18′14″W / 41.7167°N 89.303983°W / 41.7167; -89.303983
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Extinct towns
- Shelburn at 41°41′51″N 89°20′50″W / 41.697533°N 89.347317°W / 41.697533; -89.347317
(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Binghampton, Mormon, Prairie Repose and Saint Patrick's.
Airports and landing strips
- Taylor Airport
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 2,906 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
School districts
- Amboy Community Unit School District 272
- Ashton Community Unit School District 275
Political districts
- Illinois's 14th congressional district
- State House District 90
- State Senate District 45
References
- "Amboy Township, Lee County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
- United States Census Bureau 2009 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.
External links
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
- Township Officials of Illinois
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Places adjacent to Amboy Township, Lee County, Illinois