Harristown Township, Macon County, Illinois

Harristown Township
Township
Location in Macon County
Macon County's location in Illinois
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Macon
Settlement	November 8, 1859
Area
• Total	28.29 sq mi (73.3 km^2)
• Land	28.1 sq mi (73 km^2)
• Water	0.19 sq mi (0.5 km^2)  0.67%
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	1,858
• Density	68.4/sq mi (26.4/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-115-33240

Harristown Township is located in Macon County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,921 and it contained 793 housing units.^[2][3]

Cities and towns

• Harristown

Adjacent townships

• Illini Township (north)
• Hickory Point Township (northeast)
• Decatur Township (east)
• South Wheatland Township (southeast)
• Blue Mound Township (south)
• Mosquito Township, Christian County (southwest)
• Niantic Township (west and northwest)

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.29 square miles (73.3 km²), of which 28.1 square miles (73 km²) (or 99.33%) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km²) (or 0.67%) is water.^[2]

Oil wells in Harristown Township

Harristown Township building

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	1,858	[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. Population of Harristown Township Retrieved on May 10, 2007
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• City-data.com

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