Caledonia Township, Illinois

Caledonia Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,439 and it contained 2,537 housing units.[2] Sometime after 1921, Poplar Grove Township was formed from a portion of Caledonia Township.

Caledonia Township
Township
Location in Boone County
Boone County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°22′15″N 88°54′06″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyBoone
SettlementNovember 6, 1849
Area
 • Total24.35 sq mi (63.1 km2)
 • Land24.04 sq mi (62.3 km2)
 • Water0.31 sq mi (0.8 km2)  1.27%
Elevation
912 ft (278 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
7,397
 • Density309.5/sq mi (119.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61008, 61011, 61065
FIPS code17-007-10435

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.35 square miles (63.1 km2), of which 24.04 square miles (62.3 km2) (or 98.73%) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.80 km2) (or 1.27%) is water.[2]

Cities

Extinct towns
  • North Caledonia

Cemeteries

The township contains Drake Cemetery.

Major highways
  • Illinois State Route 173

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20167,397[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts
  • Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
  • North Boone Community Unit School District 200
  • Rockford School District 205

Political districts
  • Illinois' 16th congressional district
  • State House District 69
  • State Senate District 35

References
  • "Caledonia Township, Boone County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  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 Bureau. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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