Fulton Township, Illinois
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Location in Illinois
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Whiteside County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 53 ′ N , 90 ° 8 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 4,251 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 94.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 55.4 km 2 (approx. 21 mi 2 ) of which 44.8 km 2 (approx. 17 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 180 m | ||
| Postal code : | 61252 | ||
| Area code : | +1 815 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-28157 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 429033 | ||
 Location of Fulton Township in Whiteside County |
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The Fulton Township is one of 22 townships in Whiteside County in the northwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2010 Fulton Township had 4,251 residents.
geography
Fulton Township is located in northwest Illinois, on the eastern bank of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa . The Wisconsin border is 50 miles north.
The Fulton Township is located at 41 ° 52'59 "north latitude and 90 ° 08'04" west longitude and extends over 55.4 km², which is spread over 44.8 km² of land and 10.6 km² of water.
The Fulton Township is located in the extreme northwest of Whiteside County and borders Carroll County to the north . On the opposite bank of the Mississippi is Clinton County , Iowa. Within Whiteside County, Fulton Township is bordered by Ustick Township to the east, Union Grove Township to the southeast and Garden Plain Township to the south .
traffic
The oldest traffic route is the Mississippi, on which an important part of the flow of goods is still transported through the center of the USA. The river is kept navigable for large barges by dams, of which Lock and Dam No. 13 one located between Fulton Township and the opposite bank in Iowa.
By Fulton Township herein the Illinois portion extending along the Mississippi Great River Road forming Illinois State Route 84 . A section of US Highway 30 runs through the southeast of the township . All other roads are county roads or further subordinate and partly unpaved roads.
A BNSF Railway runs through Fulton Township in a north-south direction . Through the south of the township runs a line of the Union Pacific Railroad from Chicago to the west.
The nearest major airport is Quad City International Airport, around 70 km southwest of the township .
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Fulton Township had 4,251 people in 1,867 households. The population density was 94.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.25 people lived in 1867 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.4 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
21.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.5 percent were 65 years or older. 51.1 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 48,889 USD . The per capita income was $ 26,011. 6.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
places
In addition to scattered settlements exist in Fulton Township Fulton an independent municipality (with the status " City ").
Individual evidence
- ^ A b American Fact Finder , accessed July 4, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps , accessed on July 4, 2012
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 04000173 , accessed July 4, 2012