Ash Grove Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°23′41″N 88°31′48″W / 39.39472°N 88.53000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Shelby |
Organized | November 8, 1859 |
Area | |
• Total | 42.38 sq mi (109.8 km2) |
• Land | 42.11 sq mi (109.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
Elevation | 636 ft (194 m) |
Population (
2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)
[1] | 466 |
• Density | 11.4/sq mi (4.4/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( CST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 ( CDT) |
ZIP code | XXXXX |
Area code | 217 |
FIPS code | 17-173-02466 |
Ash Grove Township is located in Shelby County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 479 and it contained 254 housing units. [2]
Ash Grove was initially settled by Euro-Americans by 1830. It was an early location of Mormon missionary activity in Illinois, with Mormons residing there by 1832. In late 1836 a mob attacked a Mormon missionary preaching at Ash Grove. Younger Green got an affidavit for the arrest of the mob, but the militia refused to cooperate in arresting the accused mobbers. [3]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.38 square miles (109.8 km2), of which 42.11 square miles (109.1 km2) (or 99.36%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 0.61%) is water. [2]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 466 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census [4] |
Ash Grove Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°23′41″N 88°31′48″W / 39.39472°N 88.53000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Shelby |
Organized | November 8, 1859 |
Area | |
• Total | 42.38 sq mi (109.8 km2) |
• Land | 42.11 sq mi (109.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
Elevation | 636 ft (194 m) |
Population (
2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)
[1] | 466 |
• Density | 11.4/sq mi (4.4/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( CST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 ( CDT) |
ZIP code | XXXXX |
Area code | 217 |
FIPS code | 17-173-02466 |
Ash Grove Township is located in Shelby County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 479 and it contained 254 housing units. [2]
Ash Grove was initially settled by Euro-Americans by 1830. It was an early location of Mormon missionary activity in Illinois, with Mormons residing there by 1832. In late 1836 a mob attacked a Mormon missionary preaching at Ash Grove. Younger Green got an affidavit for the arrest of the mob, but the militia refused to cooperate in arresting the accused mobbers. [3]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.38 square miles (109.8 km2), of which 42.11 square miles (109.1 km2) (or 99.36%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 0.61%) is water. [2]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 466 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census [4] |