Andalusia Township

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Andalusia Township
Andalusia Township (Illinois)
Andalusia Township
Andalusia Township
Location in Illinois
Basic data
Foundation : 1858
State : United States
State : Illinois
County : Rock Island County
Coordinates : 41 ° 26 ′  N , 90 ° 43 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 26 ′  N , 90 ° 43 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 2,299 (as of 2010)
Population density : 69.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 40.40 km 2  (approx. 16 mi 2 ) of
which 33.15 km 2  (approx. 13 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 188 m
Postal code : 61232
Area code : +1 309
FIPS : 17-01439
GNIS ID : 428590
Map highlighting Andalusia Township, Rock Island County, Illinois.svg
Location of the Andalusia Township in Rock Island County

The Andalusia Township is one of 18 townships in the skirt Iceland County in the northwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2010 the Andalusia Township had 2299 inhabitants.

geography

The Andalusia Township is located in northwest Illinois, on the left bank of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa . The border with Wisconsin runs around 140 km north, that of Missouri around 170 km southwest.

The Andalusia Township lies at 41 ° 26'11 "north latitude and 90 ° 43'16" west longitude and extends over 40.4 km², which is spread over 33.2 km² of land and 7.25 km² of water.

The Andalusia Township is located in the western center of Rock Island County and is bordered by the Mississippi in the north on the Muscatine and Scott Counties . Within Rock Island County, Andalusia Township is bordered by Blackhawk Township in the east, Bowling Township in the southeast , Edgington Township in the south and Buffalo Prairie Township in the west .

traffic

Illinois State Route 92 runs along the Mississippi in a west-east direction through the Andalusia Township. All other roads are county roads or further subordinate and partly unpaved roads.

The Quad City International Airport is 20 km east of Andalusia Township.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , there were 2299 people in 899 households in Andalusia Township. The population density was 69.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.56 people lived in each of the 899 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.3 percent white, 1.0 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and 0.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.2 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

22.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.0 percent were 65 years or older. 49.2 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 57,188  USD . The per capita income was $ 28,804. 3.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

places

In addition to scattered settlements, most of the residents of the Andalusia Township live in Andalusia (with the status " Village ").

Individual evidence

  1. a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved July 17, 2012
  2. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on July 17, 2012

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