en Brooklyn Township, Lee County, Illinois

Brooklyn Township
Brooklyn Township
Township
	Location in Lee County
	Lee County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°40′20″N 89°06′31″W / 41.67222°N 89.10861°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Lee
Established	November 6, 1849
Government
• Supervisor	Geraldine K. Neal
Area
• Total	36.23 sq mi (93.8 km2)
• Land	36.22 sq mi (93.8 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.03%
Elevation	922 ft (281 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)	748
• Density	21.9/sq mi (8.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61318, 61342, 61353, 61378
FIPS code	17-103-08654

Brooklyn Township is one of twenty-two townships in Lee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 793 and it contained 358 housing units.^[2] In September 1858, Reynolds Township was formed from part of Brooklyn Township.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.23 square miles (93.8 km²), of which 36.22 square miles (93.8 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

The Burg at 41°42′23″N 89°05′55″W / 41.70642°N 89.098702°W / 41.70642; -89.098702

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Extinct towns

Melugin Grove at 41°42′25″N 89°06′45″W / 41.706976°N 89.112591°W / 41.706976; -89.112591

(This town is listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Brooklyn, Brooklyn Lutheran, Saint Mary's and Union.

Airports and landing strips

Earl Barnickel Airport
Gehant Airport
W Davis Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	748	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Lee Center Community Unit School District 271

Political districts

Illinois's 14th congressional district
State House District 90
State Senate District 45

References

"Brooklyn Township, Lee County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2009 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.

External links

[USCensusEst2016-1] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[census-2] "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.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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