Ash Grove Township, Shelby County, Illinois

Ash Grove Township is located in Shelby County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 479 and it contained 254 housing units.[2]

Ash Grove Township
Township
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 39°23′41″N 88°31′48″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyShelby
OrganizedNovember 8, 1859
Area
 • Total42.38 sq mi (109.8 km2)
 • Land42.11 sq mi (109.1 km2)
 • Water0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation
636 ft (194 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
466
 • Density11.4/sq mi (4.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
XXXXX
Area code(s)217
FIPS code17-173-02466

History

Ash Grove was initially settled by Euro-Americans by 1830. It was an early location of Mormon missionary activity in Illinois, with Mormons residing there by 1832. In late 1836 a mob attacked a Mormon missionary preaching at Ash Grove. Younger Green got an affidavit for the arrest of the mob, but the militia refused to cooperate in arresting the accused mobbers.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.38 square miles (109.8 km2), of which 42.11 square miles (109.1 km2) (or 99.36%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 0.61%) is water.[2]

Adjacent townships

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016466[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References
  1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. Marlene C. Kettley, Arnold K. Garr and Craig K. Manscill, Mormon Thoroughfare: A History of the Church in Illinois, 1830-1839 (Provo: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2006), p. 70-71
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.



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