Garfield Township, Grundy County, Illinois

Garfield Township
Township
Location in Grundy County
Grundy County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°09′47″N 88°19′46″W / 41.16306°N 88.32944°WCoordinates: 41°09′47″N 88°19′46″W / 41.16306°N 88.32944°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Grundy
Established	March 10, 1903
Area
• Total	18.15 sq mi (47.0 km^2)
• Land	18.1 sq mi (47 km^2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km^2)  0.22%
Elevation	594 ft (181 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,586
• Density	87.6/sq mi (33.8/km^2)
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

• Gardner (vast majority)

Cemeteries

The township contains Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery.

Major highways

• Interstate 55
• Illinois Route 53

School districts

• Herscher Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

• Illinois' 11th congressional district
• State House District 75
• State Senate District 38

References

• "Garfield Township, Grundy County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
2. http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/grundy.html

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives