Ashton Township, Lee County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°52′05″N 89°13′30″W / 41.86806°N 89.22500°W / 41.86806; -89.22500Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyLeeEstablishedNovember 7, 1867Government

• SupervisorJoe GleissnerArea

• Total17.83 sq mi (46.2 km²) • Land17.81 sq mi (46.1 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²) 0.11%Elevation

830 ft (253 m)Population

(2010)

• Total1,185 • Estimate

(2016)^[1]

1,109 • Density66.5/sq mi (25.7/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61006, 61031

FIPS code17-103-02596

Ashton Township is one of twenty-two townships in Lee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,185 and it contained 520 housing units.^[2] Ashton Township was originally formed as Ogle Township from Bradford Township on February 12, 1861; the name was changed to Ashton on November 7, 1867.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 17.83 square miles (46.2 km²), of which 17.81 square miles (46.1 km²) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.11%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Ashton

Cemeteries

The township contains Ashton Cemetery.

Airports and landing strips

Swords Heliport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	1,185		—
2016 (est.)	1,109	^[1]	−6.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Ashton Community Unit School District 275

Political districts

Illinois's 14th congressional district
State House District 90
State Senate District 45

References

"Ashton Township, Lee County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2009 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.