Love Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Love Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Illinois
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Vermilion
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established_title = Created
established_date = 1902

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area_total_km2 = 52.79
area_land_km2 = 52.75
area_water_km2 = 0.05
area_total_sq_mi = 20.38
area_land_sq_mi = 20.37
area_water_sq_mi = 0.02
area_water_percent = 0.09

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 223
population_density_km2 = 4.2
population_density_sq_mi = 10.9

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elevation_m = 201
elevation_ft = 659
latd = 39
latm = 55
lats = 36
latNS = N
longd = 87
longm = 34
longs = 37
longEW = W

timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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Love Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 223 [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=4001&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=06000US1718344953&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

History

Love Township was created in 1902.

Geography

Love Township covers an area of 20.38 square miles (52.79 square kilometers); of this, 0.02 square miles (0.05 square kilometers) or 0.09 percent is water. The stream of Yankee Branch runs through this township.

Extinct towns

* Bethel
* Humrick

Adjacent townships

* McKendree Township (north)
* Eugene Township, Vermillion County, Indiana (east)
* Vermillion Township, Vermillion County, Indiana (southeast)
* Prairie Township, Edgar County (south)
* Elwood Township (west)
* Georgetown Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Bethel, Whitlock and Yankee Point.

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]

External links

* [http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/illinois.html US-Counties.com]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Love-Vermilion-IL.html City-Data.com]
* [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/vermilion.html Illinois State Archives]