Harlem Township, Stephenson County, Illinois

Harlem Township
Township
Location in Stephenson County
Location in Stephenson County
Coordinates: 42°20′15″N 89°41′48″W / 42.33750°N 89.69667°W / 42.33750; -89.69667
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyStephenson
Government
 • SupervisorJerry Weber
Area
 • Total
31.52 sq mi (81.6 km2)
 • Land31.42 sq mi (81.4 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.32%
Elevation
814 ft (248 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
2,194
 • Density72.4/sq mi (28.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-177-32902

Harlem Township is located in Stephenson County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,275 and it contained 981 housing units.[2]

Geography

Harlem is Township 27 North, Range 7 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian.

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.52 square miles (81.6 km2), of which 31.42 square miles (81.4 km2) (or 99.68%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (or 0.32%) is water.[2]

Stagecoach inns

Tisdel Inn (Section 21) was built in 1852 by P.A. Tisdel along the Old State Road number 2, now Business U.S. Route 20. Frink, Walker & Company stage line, Chicago to Galena, used this road 1839 to 1854. The stone inn is now a residence.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)2,194[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

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. ^ History of Stephenson County 1970. Freeport, Illinois: County of Stephenson, 1972. p. 88.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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