Lovejoy Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Lovejoy Township
Township
Location in Iroquois County
Iroquois County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°32′13″N 87°42′14″W / 40.53694°N 87.70389°WCoordinates: 40°32′13″N 87°42′14″W / 40.53694°N 87.70389°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Iroquois
Established	February 19, 1868
Area
• Total	34.69 sq mi (89.8 km^2)
• Land	34.69 sq mi (89.8 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)  0%
Elevation	692 ft (211 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	406
• Density	11.7/sq mi (4.5/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60924, 60942, 60953, 60973
GNIS feature ID	0429286

Lovejoy Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 406 and it contained 184 housing units.^[1] Lovejoy Township was formed from a portion of Milford Township on February 19, 1868.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.69 square miles (89.8 km²), all land.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Wellington

Extinct towns

• Alonzo at 40°34′00″N 87°43′52″W / 40.566703°N 87.731139°W
• Hickman at 40°34′03″N 87°45′52″W / 40.567536°N 87.764473°W

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Amity and Floral Hill.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 1

School districts

• Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11

Political districts

• Illinois' 16th congressional district
• State House District 105
• State Senate District 53

References

• "Lovejoy Township, Iroquois 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.

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives