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Ashkum Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°52′50″N 87°58′33″W / 40.88056°N 87.97583°W / 40.88056; -87.97583CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyIroquoisEstablishedMarch 1857Area

• Total62.47 sq mi (161.8 km²) • Land62.37 sq mi (161.5 km²) • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²) 0.16%Elevation

673 ft (205 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

1,475 • Density24.7/sq mi (9.5/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

60911, 60927, 60930

FIPS code17-075-02492

Ashkum Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,542 and it contained 662 housing units.^[2] Ashkum Township formed from portions of Chebanse Township and Onarga Township in March, 1857.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 62.47 square miles (161.8 km²), of which 62.37 square miles (161.5 km²) (or 99.84%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (or 0.16%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Ashkum

Unincorporated towns

L'Erable at 40°54′12″N 87°50′49″W / 40.9033669°N 87.8469821°W / 40.9033669; -87.8469821

Cemeteries

The township contains L'Erable Catholic Cemetery.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	1,475	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Central Community Unit School District 4
Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10
Tri Point Community Unit School District 6-J

Political districts

Illinois' 15th congressional district
State House District 75
State House District 105
State Senate District 38
State Senate District 53
Iroquois County Board District 1

References

"Ashkum 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.