Delavan Township, Tazewell County, Illinois

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|established_date = November 6, 1849

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|pop_est_as_of = 2016

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|population_est = 1995

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Delavan Township is located in Tazewell County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,061 and it contained 902 housing units.{{cite web

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|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

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History

Delavan Township is named for Edward C. Delavan, a temperance advocate from Albany, New York.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n102 103]}}

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|30.18|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|30.16|sqmi}} (or 99.93%) is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi}} (or 0.07%) is water.

Demographics

{{US Census population

|estyear=2016

|estimate=1995

|estref={{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}

|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}}

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References

External links

[http://www.city-data.com/township/Delavan-Tazewell-IL.html City-data.com]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20071023014037/http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/tazewell.html Illinois State Archives]

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Category:Townships in Tazewell County, Illinois

Category:Peoria metropolitan area, Illinois

Category:Townships in Illinois