Brookville Township, Illinois
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Brookville Township
|settlement_type = Township
|nickname =
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|unit_pref = Imperial
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|image_map = Map highlighting Brookville Township, Ogle County, Illinois.svg
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|map_caption = Location in Ogle County
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{USA}}
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Illinois}}
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Ogle
|government_footnotes =
|government_type =
|leader_title = Supervisor
|leader_name = Aileen Diehl
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|established_title = Established
|established_date = November 6, 1849
|area_footnotes =
|area_magnitude =
|area_total_sq_mi = 18.07
|area_land_sq_mi = 18.07
|area_water_sq_mi = 0
|area_water_percent = 0
|population_as_of = 2010
|population_footnotes =
|population_total =
|population_density_sq_mi = 13.3
|elevation_footnotes =
|elevation_m = 241
|elevation_ft = 791
|coordinates = {{coord|42|04|17|N|89|39|10|W|region:US-IL|display=inline,title}}
|timezone = CST
|utc_offset = -6
|timezone_DST = CDT
|utc_offset_DST = -5
|postal_code_type = ZIP codes
|postal_code = 61030, 61064, 61078
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|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 17-141-08784
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|footnotes =
|pop_est_as_of = 2016
|pop_est_footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
|population_est = 231
}}
Brookville Township is one of twenty-four townships in Ogle County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 241 and it contained 117 housing units.{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17141
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212201027/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17141
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2020-02-12
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1
|publisher=United States Census
|accessdate=2013-05-28
}}
History
Brookville Township was one of the original twenty townships that were created when township government was adopted by the county; these townships were defined on February 5, 1850.{{cite book
|title=Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Ogle County
|chapter=Township History
|publisher=Munsell Publishing Company
|location=Chicago
|year=1909
|editor1-first=Horace G.
|editor1-last=Kauffman
|editor2-first=Rebecca H.
|editor2-last=Kauffman
|volume=2
|pages=738–740
|url=https://archive.org/stream/historicalencyclop02bate#page/n201/mode/2up
|accessdate=2010-11-23
}}
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|18.07|sqmi}}, all land. It contains the unincorporated town of Brookville and the cemeteries of Brookville Township and Chambers Grove.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|estyear=2016
|estimate=231
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
}}
School districts
- Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221
- Polo Community Unit School District 222
Political districts
- Illinois's 16th congressional district
- State House District 89
- State Senate District 45
References
- {{cite gnis|0428717|Brookville Township, Ogle County, Illinois|2010-11-23}}
External links
- [http://www.city-data.com/township/Brookville-Ogle-IL.html City-Data.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110118184546/http://cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/ogle.html Illinois State Archives]
- [http://www.toi.org/ Township Officials of Illinois]
{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Brookville Township
|North=Forreston Township
|East=Lincoln Township
|Southeast=Buffalo Township
|South=Eagle Point Township
|West=Rock Creek-Lima Township, Carroll County
|Northwest=Cherry Grove-Shannon Township, Carroll County
}}
{{Ogle County, Illinois}}
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Category:Townships in Ogle County, Illinois
Category:Populated places established in 1849