Maroa Township, Macon County, Illinois

Maroa Township is located in Macon County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,100 and it contained 883 housing units.^[2]

Maroa Township
Township
Location in Macon County
Macon County's location in Illinois
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Macon
Settlement	November 8, 1859
Area
• Total	41.77 sq mi (108.2 km2)
• Land	41.77 sq mi (108.2 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	2,014
• Density	50.3/sq mi (19.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-115-47085

The township was named after the Maroa Indians.^[3]

Cities and towns

• Emery
• Maroa

Adjacent townships

• Texas Township, DeWitt County (north)
• Creek Township, DeWitt County (northeast)
• Friends Creek Township (east)
• Hickory Point Township (southeast)
• Whitmore Township (southeast)
• Hickory Point Township (south)
• Illini Township (southwest)
• Austin Township (west)
• Tunbridge Township, DeWitt County (northwest)

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 41.77 square miles (108.2 km²), all land.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	2,014	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References

1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
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. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 200.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• US Census
• City-data.com
• Illinois State Archives

40°1′N 88°58′W