Country United States County Mercer Time zone CST (UTC-6) Population 4,071 (2010) | State Illinois Established November 8, 1853 Area 91.87 km² Local time Sunday 1:00 AM | |
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Mercer Township is located in Mercer County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,071 and it contained 1,873 housing units. Mercer Township changed its name from Centre Township on an unknown date sometime before 1921. Mercer Township contains Aledo, the county seat of Mercer County.
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Map of Mercer Township, IL 61231, USA
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.47 square miles (91.9 km2), of which 35.42 square miles (91.7 km2) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.14%) is water.
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Mercer Township, Mercer County, Illinois Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA