Richwoods Township, Peoria County, Illinois

Coordinates: 40°45′01″N 89°34′00″W / 40.75028°N 89.56667°W / 40.75028; -89.56667
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Not to be confused with Richwood Township, Jersey County, Illinois.

Richwoods Township
Township
Location in Peoria County
Location in Peoria County
Peoria County's location in Illinois
Peoria County's location in Illinois
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyPeoria
EstablishedNovember 6, 1849
Area
 • Total3.11 sq mi (8.1 km2)
 • Land2.99 sq mi (7.7 km2)
 • Water0.13 sq mi (0.3 km2)  4.18%
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
5,938
 • Density2,039.8/sq mi (787.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-143-63771

Richwoods Township is located in Peoria County, Illinois. The geographic designation is Township 9 North, Range 8 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,089 and it contained 3,048 housing units.[2] The majority of its area is the village of Peoria Heights, Illinois.

History[edit]

Part of Richwoods Township was given to City of Peoria Township when it was organized as a township in 1907. Until 1991, the City of Peoria Township grew as the city of Peoria did, and today, most of what was originally Richwoods Township lies within the 1991 city limits of Peoria, and therefore in the Township of the City of Peoria; however, small parts of Richwoods Township's northern sections remained when the boundaries of the Township of the City of Peoria were fixed in place by law in the 1990s, and these, along with the entire village of Peoria Heights, remain as Richwoods Township.

Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 3.11 square miles (8.1 km2), of which 2.99 square miles (7.7 km2) (or 96.14%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) (or 4.18%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, and villages[edit]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)5,938[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". 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. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links[edit]

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