Liberty Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Adams County |
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Adams County's location in Illinois |
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Coordinates: 39°53′13″N 91°05′33″W / 39.88694°N 91.09250°WCoordinates: 39°53′13″N 91°05′33″W / 39.88694°N 91.09250°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Adams |
Established | November 6, 1849 |
Area | |
• Total | 36.91 sq mi (95.6 km2) |
• Land | 36.89 sq mi (95.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.05% |
Elevation | 719 ft (219 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016) | 1,331 |
• Density | 36.9/sq mi (14.2/km2) |
Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP codes | 62320, 62324, 62347 |
FIPS code | 17-001-43146 |
Liberty Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,360 and it contained 549 housing units.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.91 square miles (95.6 km2), of which 36.89 square miles (95.5 km2) (or 99.95%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.05%) is water.
The township contains sixteen cemeteries: Broady Family, Clark Family, Coats, Drescher Family, Elmwood Family, Grubb Family, Hughes Family, Liberty Old, Lierly, Nation, Pearce, Pleasant View, Saint Brigids, Walker, Williams Family and Xander.