Custer Township, Will County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
Custer Township | |
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Township | |
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Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Will |
Established | Unknown |
Area | |
• Total | 26.35 sq mi (68.2 km2) |
• Land | 25.75 sq mi (66.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.61 sq mi (1.6 km2) 2.31% |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 1,415 |
• Density | 55.5/sq mi (21.4/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
FIPS code | 17-197-18199 |
Custer Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,430 and it contained 612 housing units.[2]
History
Custer Township was organized in 1886, and named after George Armstrong Custer (1839–1876), an American Civil War general and Indian fighter.[3]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 26.35 square miles (68.2 km2), of which 25.75 square miles (66.7 km2) (or 97.72%) is land and 0.61 square miles (1.6 km2) (or 2.31%) is water.[2]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2016 (est.) | 1,415 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
References
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
- City-data.com
- Will County Official Site
- Illinois State Archives
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Municipalities and communities of Will County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Joliet
- Aurora‡
- Braidwood‡
- Crest Hill
- Joliet‡
- Lockport
- Naperville‡
- Wilmington
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- Beecher
- Bolingbrook‡
- Braceville‡
- Channahon‡
- Coal City‡
- Crete
- Diamond‡
- Elwood
- Frankfort‡
- Godley‡
- Homer Glen‡
- Lemont‡
- Manhattan
- Minooka‡
- Mokena
- Monee
- New Lenox
- Orland Park‡
- Oswego‡
- Park Forest‡
- Peotone
- Plainfield‡
- Rockdale
- Romeoville
- Sauk Village‡
- Shorewood
- Steger‡
- Symerton
- Tinley Park‡
- University Park‡
- Woodridge‡
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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