Colona Township, Henry County, Illinois
Colona Township | |
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CDT) | |
| ZIP codes | 61240, 61241, 61254 |
| FIPS code | 17-073-15677 |
Colona Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,822 and it contained 2,773 housing units.[2] Colona Township changed its name from Green River Township on April 13, 1857.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.86 square miles (77.3 km2), of which 28.94 square miles (75.0 km2) (or 96.92%) is land and 0.93 square miles (2.4 km2) (or 3.11%) is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- Cleveland (partial)
- Coal Valley (partial)
- Colona
Unincorporated towns
- Briar Bluff at 41°27′35″N 90°21′48″W / 41.459757°N 90.363461°W
- Dayton at 41°29′21″N 90°19′17″W / 41.489201°N 90.321515°W
- Green Rock at 41°28′23″N 90°21′27″W / 41.47309°N 90.357627°W
- Level Acres at 41°28′08″N 90°19′19″W / 41.468924°N 90.322070°W
- Timber Ridge at 41°27′05″N 90°25′35″W / 41.451423°N 90.426519°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Hampton Township, Rock Island County (north)
- Hanna Township (northeast)
- Edford Township (east)
- Osco Township (southeast)
- Western Township (south)
- Rural Township, Rock Island County (southwest)
- Coal Valley Township, Rock Island County (west)
- South Moline Township, Rock Island County (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Colona, Dayton and Glenwood.
Major highways
Interstate 74
Interstate 80- Interstate 280
U.S. Route 6
U.S. Route 150
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2016 (est.) | 6,752 | [1] | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] | |||
School districts
- Geneseo Community Unit School District 228
- Orion Community Unit School District 223
Political districts
- Illinois's 17th congressional district
- State House District 71
- State Senate District 36
References
- "Colona Township, Henry County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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