Homer Township, Will County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States
Homer Township
Township
Location in Will County
Location in Will County
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyWill
EstablishedNovember 6, 1836
Area
 • Total36.1 sq mi (93 km2)
 • Land36.06 sq mi (93.4 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.14%
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
39,495
 • Density1,083.3/sq mi (418.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-197-35827

Homer Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 39,059 and it contained 13,418 housing units.[2] In 2001, the village of Homer Glen was incorporated within area that is Homer Township. This region was formerly an unincorporated census-designated place known as Goodings Grove, Illinois.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km2), of which 36.06 square miles (93.4 km2) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.14%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns villages

  • Homer Glen (vast majority)
  • Lemont (small portion)
  • Lockport (small portion)

Other Communities

  • Hadley at 41°34′15″N 87°56′38″W / 41.570866°N 87.943947°W / 41.570866; -87.943947
  • Lockport Heights

Ghost Towns

  • Goodings Grove

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2016 (est.)39,495[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Education

Homer Township and Homer Glen is part of the Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C, with some areas part of Will County School District 92.

References

  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

  • City-data.com
  • Will County Official Site
  • Illinois State Archives
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20140306123949/http://www.homerglenil.org/environment/IntlDarkSky.aspx
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