Afton Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

Afton Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 861 and it contained 372 housing units.[2]

Afton Township
Township
Location in DeKalb County
DeKalb County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°51′05″N 88°46′41″W
Country United States
State Illinois
CountyDeKalb
EstablishedFebruary 18, 1856
Government
 • SupervisorRandall J. Bourdages
Area
 • Total35.16 sq mi (91.1 km2)
 • Land35.11 sq mi (90.9 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.17%
Elevation
879 ft (268 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total861
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
864
 • Density24.5/sq mi (9.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
60115, 60556
FIPS code17-037-00386

History

Afton Township was formed from portions of DeKalb Township and Clinton Township on February 18, 1856. The township derives its name from the poem Sweet Afton by Robert Burns.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.16 square miles (91.1 km2), of which 35.11 square miles (90.9 km2) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.17%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries
  • Afton Center Cemetery.

Airports and landing strips
  • Jack W Watson Airport
  • Walter Airport

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2016 (est.)864[1]
US Decennial Census[4]

School districts

Political districts

References
  • "Afton Township, DeKalb County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  • US Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • US National Atlas
  1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  3. Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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