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Garfield Township, Grundy County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Grundy

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
181 m

Zip code
  
60424

Population
  
1,586 (2010)

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
March 10, 1903

GNIS feature ID
  
0429042

Area
  
47.01 km²

Local time
  
Friday 11:11 AM

Garfield Township, Grundy County, Illinois

Weather
  
-1°C, Wind NW at 21 km/h, 33% Humidity

Garfield Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,586 and it contained 673 housing units.

Contents

Map of Garfield Township, IL 60424, USA

History

Garfield township was formed from Greenfield township on March 10, 1903. The area contained coal mines.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.15 square miles (47.0 km2), of which 18.1 square miles (47 km2) (or 99.72%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.22%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Gardner (vast majority)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery.

    Major highways

  • Interstate 55
  • Illinois Route 53

    • School districts

  • Herscher Community Unit School District 2

    • Political districts

  • Illinois' 11th congressional district
  • State House District 75
  • State Senate District 38

    • References

    Garfield Township, Grundy County, Illinois Wikipedia
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