Love Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Love Township
Township
Location in Vermilion County
Location in Vermilion County
Coordinates: 39°55′36″N 87°34′37″W / 39.92667°N 87.57694°W / 39.92667; -87.57694
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyVermilion
Created1902
Area
 • Total
20.38 sq mi (52.8 km2)
 • Land20.37 sq mi (52.8 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.05%
Elevation
659 ft (201 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
248
 • Density12.6/sq mi (4.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-183-44953

Love Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 257 and it contained 105 housing units.[2]

History

Love Township was created in 1902. It was named for a Vermilion county judge named I. A. Love.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 20.38 square miles (52.8 km2), of which 20.37 square miles (52.8 km2) (or 99.95%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.05%) is water.[2] The stream of Yankee Branch runs through this township.

Extinct towns

  • Bethel
  • Humrick

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Bethel, Whitlock and Yankee Point.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)248[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. ^ Callary, Edmund (2009). Place Names of Illinois. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-252-03356-8.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.