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Money Creek Township, McLean County, Illinois

Coordinates: 40°36′48″N 88°51′29″W / 40.61333°N 88.85806°W / 40.61333; -88.85806
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Money Creek Township
Township
Location in McLean County
Location in McLean County
McLean County's location in Illinois
McLean County's location in Illinois
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyMcLean
EstablishedNovember 3, 1857
Area
 • Total
39.3 sq mi (102 km2)
 • Land38.81 sq mi (100.5 km2)
 • Water0.48 sq mi (1.2 km2)  1.22%
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
1,087
 • Density28/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-113-49971

Money Creek Township is located in McLean County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,085 and it contained 511 housing units.[2]

The township took its name from Money Creek.[3]

Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 39.3 square miles (102 km2), of which 38.81 square miles (100.5 km2) (or 98.75%) is land and 0.48 square miles (1.2 km2) (or 1.22%) is water.[2]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)1,087[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Notable people

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The American frontiersman and preserver of the buffalo, Charles "Buffalo" Jones, was reared at Money Creek during the 1850s.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Archived from the original on October 24, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on October 3, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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40°36′48″N 88°51′29″W / 40.61333°N 88.85806°W / 40.61333; -88.85806


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