Middleport Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°49′01″N 87°42′29″W / 40.81694°N 87.70806°W / 40.81694; -87.70806CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyIroquoisEstablishedNovember 6, 1855Area

• Total36.48 sq mi (94.5 km²) • Land36.39 sq mi (94.2 km²) • Water0.09 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.25%Elevation

633 ft (193 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

4,140 • Density120.2/sq mi (46.4/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

60951, 60966, 60970

FIPS code17-075-48814

Middleport Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,375 and it contained 2,099 housing units.^[2] Middleport Township changed its name to Watseka Township in September 1863, but then changed back to Middleport Township on an unknown date.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.48 square miles (94.5 km²), of which 36.39 square miles (94.2 km²) (or 99.75%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) (or 0.25%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Watseka (the county seat) (north half)

Unincorporated towns

Pittwood at 40°51′39″N 87°43′46″W / 40.860868°N 87.729478°W / 40.860868; -87.729478

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Chamberlain, Gard Army of the Republic, Lyman, Oak Hill and Roberts.

Major highways

U.S. Route 24
Illinois Route 1

Airports and landing strips

Songwood Inn Airport

Landmarks

Forest Park
Kay Park
Peters Park
Shagbark Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	4,140	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Donovan Community Unit School District 3
Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9

Political districts

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

References

"Middleport 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.