Danforth Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Danforth Township
—  Township  —
Location in Iroquois County
Iroquois County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°49′03″N 88°00′22″W / 40.8175°N 88.00611°W / 40.8175; -88.00611Coordinates: 40°49′03″N 88°00′22″W / 40.8175°N 88.00611°W / 40.8175; -88.00611
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Iroquois
Established	Before 1921
Area
- Total	51.68 sq mi (133.85 km2)
- Land	51.68 sq mi (133.85 km2)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	653 ft (199 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	951
- Density	18.4/sq mi (7.1/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60911, 60930, 60938, 60970
GNIS feature ID	0428871

Danforth Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 951^[1]. Danforth Township formed from Douglas Township and Ashkum Township sometime before 1921.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Danforth Township covers an area of 51.68 square miles (133.9 km²).

Cities, towns, villages

• Danforth

Cemeteries

The township contains Bardon Cemetery.

Major highways

• Interstate 57
• U.S. Route 45

Airports and landing strips

• Classen Field RLA Airport
• Wilken Airport

School districts

• Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

• Illinois' 15th congressional district
• State House District 75
• State House District 105
• State Senate District 38
• State Senate District 53

References

• "Danforth Township, Iroquois County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428871. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives