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Loraine Township, Henry County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°32′26″N 90°02′09″W / 41.54056°N 90.03583°W / 41.54056; -90.03583Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyHenryEstablishedNovember 4, 1856Area

• Total34.7 sq mi (90 km²) • Land34.7 sq mi (90 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

604 ft (184 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

284 • Density8.4/sq mi (3.2/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61250, 61254, 61277

FIPS code17-073-44732

Loraine Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 290 and it contained 122 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.7 square miles (90 km²), all land.^[2]

Adjacent townships

Portland Township, Whiteside County (north)
Prophetstown Township, Whiteside County (northeast)
Yorktown Township (east)
Alba Township (southeast)
Atkinson Township (south)
Geneseo Township (southwest)
Phenix Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Bowman, Kemmis and Loraine.

Major highways

Illinois Route 92

Airports and landing strips

Christmas Forest Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	284	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Annawan Community Unit School District 226
Geneseo Community Unit School District 228
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

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

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Loraine Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
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.