Allison Township, Lawrence County, Illinois

Allison
Township
Location of Allison Township in Lawrence County
Allison Location of Allison Township in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°43′01″N 87°34′54″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Lawrence
Settled	November 4, 1856
Area
• Total	45.34 sq mi (117.4 km^2)
• Land	44.54 sq mi (115.4 km^2)
• Water	0.8 sq mi (2 km^2)
Elevation	404 ft (123 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	254
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-101-00906

Allison Township is located in Lawrence County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 267 and it contained 166 housing units.^[2]

Allison Township derives its name from Allison's Prairie, which was settled by the Allison family in the 1810s.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 45.34 square miles (117.4 km²), of which 44.54 square miles (115.4 km²) (or 98.24%) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) (or 1.76%) is water.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	254	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References

1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
2. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
3. Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• City-data.com
• Illinois State Archives