Money Creek Township, McLean County, Illinois

Money Creek Township is located in McLean County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,085 and it contained 511 housing units.[2]

Money Creek Township
Township
Location in McLean County
McLean County's location in Illinois
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyMcLean
EstablishedNovember 3, 1857
Area
 • Total39.3 sq mi (102 km2)
 • Land38.81 sq mi (100.5 km2)
 • Water0.48 sq mi (1.2 km2)  1.22%
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
1,087
 • Density28/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-113-49971

The township took its name from Money Creek.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 39.3 square miles (102 km2), of which 38.81 square miles (100.5 km2) (or 98.75%) is land and 0.48 square miles (1.2 km2) (or 1.22%) is water.[2]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20161,087[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Notable people

The American frontiersman and preserver of the buffalo, Charles "Buffalo" Jones, was reared at Money Creek during the 1850s.

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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. Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.



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