Limestone Township, Peoria County, Illinois

LimestoneTownship
Township
Flag of LimestoneTownship
Flag
Official seal of LimestoneTownship
Seal
Location in Peoria County
Location in Peoria County
Peoria County's location in Illinois
Peoria County's location in Illinois
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyPeoria
EstablishedNovember 6, 1849
Area
 • Total
35.95 sq mi (93.1 km2)
 • Land35.7 sq mi (92 km2)
 • Water0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2)  0.72%
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
19,236
 • Density552/sq mi (213/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-143-43523

Limestone Township is located in Peoria County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 18,357 and it contained 8,111 housing units.[2]

For the census year of 2010, its population was 19,705 and it contained 8,103 housing units.[3]

History

Limestone Township was named from the abundance of limestone and attendant lime kilns in the area.[4] After the dissolution of neighboring West Peoria Township, portions of the township outside of the City of West Peoria's corporate boundaries were absorbed into Limestone Township.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.95 square miles (93.1 km2), of which 35.7 square miles (92 km2) (or 99.30%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 0.72%) is water.[3]

Cities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)19,236[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  4. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 94.
  5. ^ Sorrel, Scott A. (May 15, 2023). "West Peoria Township Parcel Correction". Peoria, Illinois: Peoria County, Illinois. pp. 54–63. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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