Caledonia Township, Boone County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Caledonia Township is one of nine townships
in Boone County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 4,416. Sometime after 1921, Poplar Grove Township
was formed from a portion of Caledonia Township.
, Caledonia Township covers an area of 24.35 square miles (63.1 km²); of this, 0.31 square mile (0.8028963141 km²) or 1.28 percent is water.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Boone County, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 4,416. Sometime after 1921, Poplar Grove Township
Poplar Grove Township, Boone County, Illinois
Poplar Grove Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,176. Poplar Grove Township was formed from parts of Caledonia Township and Boone Township after 1921.-Geography:...
was formed from a portion of Caledonia Township.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, Caledonia Township covers an area of 24.35 square miles (63.1 km²); of this, 0.31 square mile (0.8028963141 km²) or 1.28 percent is water.
Cities
- CaledoniaCaledonia, IllinoisCaledonia is a village in Winnebago County and Boone County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Loves ParkLoves Park, IllinoisLoves Park is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. In recent years, the city spread across the eastern Winnebago county line and now reaches into Boone County, Illinois...
(east edge) - Poplar GrovePoplar Grove, IllinoisPoplar Grove is a village located in Poplar Grove and Belvidere Townships, Boone County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,023 at the 2010 census, up significantly from 1,368 at the 2000 census.-Demographics:As of the 2000 U.S...
(west edge) - TimberlaneTimberlane, IllinoisTimberlane is a village in Boone County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 934 at the 2010 census, up significantly from 234 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
(northwest three-quarters)
School districts
- Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
- North Boone Community Unit School District 200
- Rockford School District 205
Political districts
- Illinois' 16th congressional districtIllinois' 16th congressional districtThe 16th Congressional District of Illinois covers a part of northern Illinois, including the cities of Rockford, Crystal Lake, Machesney Park, Belvidere, Freeport and Galena, and all or parts of Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, Carroll, Ogle, DeKalb, and Whiteside counties.For...
- State House District 69
- State Senate District 35