Amboy Township, Lee County, Illinois
Appearance
Amboy Township | |
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![]() Location in Lee County | |
![]() Lee County's location in Illinois | |
Coordinates: 41°42′55″N 89°20′32″W / 41.71528°N 89.34222°W | |
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County | Lee |
Established | November 6, 1849 |
Government | |
• Supervisor | Dennis McCoy |
Area | |
• Total | 35.43 sq mi (91.8 km2) |
• Land | 35.25 sq mi (91.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2) 0.48% |
Elevation | 755 ft (230 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 2,906 |
• Density | 88.2/sq mi (34.1/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 61021, 61310 |
FIPS code | 17-103-01283 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- Amboy (east three-quarters)
Unincorporated towns
[edit](This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Extinct towns
[edit](These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)
Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains these four cemeteries: Binghampton, Mormon, Prairie Repose and Saint Patrick's.
Airports and landing strips
[edit]- Taylor Airport
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2016 (est.) | 2,906 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
School districts
[edit]- Amboy Community Unit School District 272
- Ashton Community Unit School District 275
Political districts
[edit]- Illinois's 14th congressional district
- State House District 90
- State Senate District 45
References
[edit]- "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.