Crescent Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°43′40″N 87°49′19″W / 40.72778°N 87.82194°W / 40.72778; -87.82194CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyIroquoisEstablishedSeptember 17, 1868Area

• Total36.42 sq mi (94.3 km²) • Land36.42 sq mi (94.3 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

650 ft (198 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

566 • Density16.2/sq mi (6.3/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

60928, 60938, 60953, 60955, 60970

FIPS code17-075-17367

Crescent Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 590 and it contained 275 housing units.^[2] Crescent Township was originally named Logan Township when it formed from Belmont Township on September 17, 1868. The named was then changed to Grenard Township in September 1869, and finally to Crescent Township on an unknown date.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.42 square miles (94.3 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Crescent City (southeast quarter)

Cemeteries

The township contains Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.

Major highways

U.S. Route 24
Illinois Route 49

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	566	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6
Crescent Iroquois Community Unit School District 249
Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9

Political districts

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

References

"Crescent 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.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.