Erie Township (Illinois)
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Location in Illinois
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Whiteside County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 38 ′ N , 90 ° 7 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2.006 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 32.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 63.97 km 2 (approx. 25 mi 2 ) of which 62.15 km 2 (approx. 24 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 177 m | ||
| Postal code : | 61250 | ||
| Area code : | +1 309 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-24387 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 428976 | ||
 Location of Erie Township in Whiteside County |
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The Erie Township is one of 22 townships in Whiteside County in the northwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2010 , the Erie Township had 2006 residents.
geography
The Erie Township is located on the north bank of the Rock River in northwest Illinois. The Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa , is about 15 to the west. The Wisconsin border is 110 km north.
The Erie Township is located at 41 ° 38'22 "north latitude and 90 ° 07'02" west longitude and extends over 63.97 km², which is spread over 62.15 km² of land and 1.82 km² of water.
Erie Township is west of Whiteside County and borders Rock Island County to the west . Within Whiteside County, Erie Township is bordered by Portland Township to the south, southeast and east , Fenton Township to the northeast , Newton Township to the north and Albany Township to the northwest .
traffic
To the northwest, Interstate 88 runs through the Erie Rownship. All other roads are county roads or further subordinate and partly unpaved roads.
A BNSF Railway runs along the Rock River through Erie Township.
The nearest airport is Quad City International Airport , located around 40 km southwest of the township .
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , there were 800 households in Erie Township in 2006. The population density was 63.97 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 1.51 people lived in each of the 800 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.1 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American and 0.2 percent Asian; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.1 percent of the population.
23.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.6 percent were 65 years or older. 51.9 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 50,938 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,940. 6.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
places
In addition to scattered settlements exist in Erie Township Erie a separate municipality (with the status " Village ").
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved June 19, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on June 19, 2012