Deerfield Township, Fulton County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Deerfield Township is one of twenty-six townships
in Fulton County
, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 313.
, Deerfield Township covers an area of 34.31 square miles (88.9 km²); of this, 0.16 square mile (0.4143980976 km²) or 0.46 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 Fulton County
Fulton County, Illinois
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 37,069, which is a decrease of 3.1% from 38,250 in 2000. Its county seat is Lewistown. Canton is the largest city. Both cities are southwest of Peoria, and the county is considered...
, 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 313.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, Deerfield Township covers an area of 34.31 square miles (88.9 km²); of this, 0.16 square mile (0.4143980976 km²) or 0.46 percent is water.
Extinct towns
- Blyton
- Midway is a small settlement south of Wiley church.
- Wiley was a town Emsley Wiley set a side 1 acres (4,046.9 m²) for a school & meeting house. He platted a city to be named Wiley but it did not materalize. His dream of a school & meeting house did and in 1839 the first rude log school was built. In 1844 Mr. & Mrs. Wiley sold their land & moved farther west, In 1880 the Wiley Lutheran Church was organized & still exists today along with the cemetery.
- Westminster was a paper town founded by David Everly after they moved here coming from the east. Only 3 lots were sold but the village never materialized and so ceased to exist.
School districts
- Bushnell Prairie City Community Unit School District 170
- Community Unit School District 3 Fulton City
- Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4
Political districts
- Illinois' 17th congressional districtIllinois' 17th congressional districtThe 17th Congressional District of Illinois covers much of west central Illinois, including the cities of Sterling, Rock Island, Moline, Kewanee, Galesburg, Canton, Macomb, Quincy, Springfield and Decatur, and areas in Henry, Whiteside, Rock Island, Mercer, Knox, Warren, Henderson, Fulton,...
- State House District 94
- State Senate District 47