Lovejoy Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°32′13″N 87°42′14″W / 40.53694°N 87.70389°W / 40.53694; -87.70389CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyIroquoisEstablishedFebruary 19, 1868Area

• Total34.69 sq mi (89.8 km²) • Land34.69 sq mi (89.8 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

692 ft (211 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

388 • Density11.7/sq mi (4.5/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

60924, 60942, 60953, 60973

FIPS code17-075-44979

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.^[2] 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.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Wellington

Extinct towns

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

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

Illinois Route 1

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	388	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

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, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.