Mount Pleasant Township, Illinois
| Mount Pleasant Township | |||
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Location in Illinois
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Whiteside County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 48 ′ N , 89 ° 56 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 4,939 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 53.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 92.46 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 198 m | ||
| Postal code : | 61270 | ||
| Area code : | +1 815 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-51076 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 429407 | ||
 Location of Mount Pleasant Township in Whiteside County |
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The Mount Pleasant Township is one of 22 townships in Whiteside County in the northwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2010 , Mount Pleasant Township had 4939 residents.
geography
Mount Pleasant Township is located in northwest Illinois. The Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa , is about 20 km to the west; the Wisconsin border is 85 km north.
The Mount Pleasant Township is at 41 ° 47'59 "north latitude and 89 ° 55'33" west longitude and extends over 92.46 km².
The Morrison-Rockwood State Park is located in the extreme northwest of Mount Pleasant Township.
The Mount Pleasant Township is located in the center of Whiteside County and borders in the north on the Clyde Township , in the northeast on the Genesee Township , in the east on the Hopkins Township , in the south on the Lyndon Township , in the southwest on the Fenton Township , in the west the Union Grove Township and in the northwest to the Ustick Township .
traffic
The US Highway 30 , the Cedar Rapids in Iowa with Chicago combines, running in east-west direction through the Township. Illinois State Route 78 intersects to the west of the area . All other roads are county roads or further subordinate and partly unpaved roads.
A Union Pacific Railroad line runs parallel to Highway 30 .
The Whiteside County Airport is a small airfield around 20 km west-southwest of Mount Pleasant Township. The nearest major airports are Chicago Rockford International Airport, around 100 km northeast, and Quad City International Airport, around 80 km southwest .
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , there were 4,939 people in 2008 households in Mount Pleasant Township. The population density was 53.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.33 people each in the 2008 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.1 percent white, 0.7 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and 0.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.3 percent of the population.
21.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 47,872 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,906. 8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
places
The majority of the population of Mount Pleasant Township live in the following two settlements:
- Morrison 1 ( City )
- Round Grove ( Unincorporated Community )
1 - to a small extent in Union Grove Township
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved July 11, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on July 11, 2012