Phillips_Township,_White_County,_Illinois

Phillips Township, White County, Illinois

Phillips Township, White County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Phillips Township is located in White County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,258 and it contained 610 housing units.[2]

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History

Phillips Township was likely named for Major Alexander Phillips, who made a land entry in 1817 for a quarter section of land abutting to the west of where Phillipstown, Illinois would be platted two decades later. [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 66.38 square miles (171.9 km2), of which 65.05 square miles (168.5 km2) (or 98.00%) is land and 1.33 square miles (3.4 km2) (or 2.00%) is water.[2]

Demographics

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References

  1. [1]
    "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. [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. [3]
    "Illinois Public Domain Land Tracts Sales Database". Illinois State Archives. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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