Garfield Township, Grundy County, Illinois

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Garfield Township
Township
Location in Grundy County
Location in Grundy County
Grundy County's location in Illinois
Grundy County's location in Illinois
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Country United States
State Illinois
County Grundy
Established March 10, 1903
Area
 • Total 18.15 sq mi (47.0 km2)
 • Land 18.1 sq mi (47 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.22%
Elevation 594 ft (181 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,586
 • Density 87.6/sq mi (33.8/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 60424
GNIS feature ID 0429042

Garfield Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,586 and it contained 673 housing units.[1]

History

Garfield township was formed from Greenfield township on March 10, 1903.[2] The area contained coal mines.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.15 square miles (47.0 km2), of which 18.1 square miles (47 km2) (or 99.72%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.22%) is water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery.

Major highways

School districts

  • Herscher Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/grundy.html

External links

 Mazon Township Maine Township Braceville Township
Goodfarm Township Greenfield Township
  Garfield Township  
Round Grove Township, Livingston County
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