Money Creek Township | |
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Township | |
Location in McLean County |
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McLean County's location in Illinois |
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Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | McLean |
Established | November 3, 1857 |
Area | |
• Total | 39.3 sq mi (102 km2) |
• Land | 38.81 sq mi (100.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.48 sq mi (1.2 km2) 1.22% |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016) | 1,087 |
• Density | 28/sq mi (11/km2) |
Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
FIPS code | 17-113-49971 |
Money Creek Township is located in McLean County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,085 and it contained 511 housing units.
The township took its name from Money Creek.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 39.3 square miles (102 km2), of which 38.81 square miles (100.5 km2) (or 98.75%) is land and 0.48 square miles (1.2 km2) (or 1.22%) is water.
The American frontiersman and preserver of the buffalo, Charles "Buffalo" Jones, was reared at Money Creek during the 1850s.
Coordinates: 40°36′48″N 88°51′29″W / 40.61333°N 88.85806°W