Cincinnati Township
Township
Location in Tazewell County
Location in Tazewell County
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyTazewell
EstablishedNovember 6, 1849
Area
 • Total30.39 sq mi (78.7 km2)
 • Land30.04 sq mi (77.8 km2)
 • Water0.36 sq mi (0.9 km2)  1.18%
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
9,220
 • Density316.5/sq mi (122.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-179-14403

Cincinnati Township is located in Tazewell County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,506 and it contained 3,436 housing units.[2] The township is based in the Village of South Pekin, Illinois.

History

Jonathan Tharp, who settled Pekin, and his family laid out a town to be called Cincinnati.[3] This planned town was between the Illinois River and Broadway, McLean, and Main streets.[3] Although this site was absorbed by Pekin as its population grew, Cincinnati Township is named after this town site.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.39 square miles (78.7 km2), of which 30.04 square miles (77.8 km2) (or 98.85%) is land and 0.36 square miles (0.93 km2) (or 1.18%) is water.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)9,220[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

As of 2016, approximately 9220 people live in the area.[1]

Communities

Cities

Villages

Unincorporated communities

  • Garmen
  • Glenmar Addition
  • Midway

Transportation

Major highways

Airports

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Archived from the original on May 29, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 Soady, Fred W. (1964). ""In These Waste Places: Pekin, Illinois, 1824-1849". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. 57 (2): 156–171. ISSN 0019-2287.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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