Spring Township, Boone County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Spring Township is one of nine townships
in Boone County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,001. Spring was originally founded by the name of Concord on November 6, 1849, then changed to Ohio in April, 1851, and then finally to Spring in October, 1851.
, Spring Township covers an area of 36.16 square miles (93.7 km²); of this, 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) or 0.12 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 1,001. Spring was originally founded by the name of Concord on November 6, 1849, then changed to Ohio in April, 1851, and then finally to Spring in October, 1851.
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...
, Spring Township covers an area of 36.16 square miles (93.7 km²); of this, 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) or 0.12 percent is water.
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