Cropsey Township, McLean County, Illinois
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Cropsey Township is located in McLean County
McLean County, Illinois
McLean County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. McLean County is included in the Bloomington–Normal, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 169,572, which is an increase of 12.7% from 150,433 in 2000. Its county seat is...
, Illinois
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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,...
. The population was 256 at the 2000 census. It was named after Col. A.J. Cropsey, the owner of a large farm in the area. In 1860 there were 25 families living in the township, by the 2000 census the total population was reported at 256.