Middlefork Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°19′13″N 87°50′17″W / 40.32028°N 87.83806°W / 40.32028; -87.83806CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyVermilionCreated1851Area

• Total63.72 sq mi (165.0 km²) • Land63.7 sq mi (165 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²) 0.03%Elevation

722 ft (220 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

1,389 • Density22.9/sq mi (8.8/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code17-183-48775

Middlefork Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,458 and it contained 628 housing units.^[2]

History

Middlefork Township was one of the eight townships created in 1851 and included all the land that later became Butler and Ford townships.

The first settlers in the township were Samuel Partlow and his wife and four sons, who arrived from Kentucky in 1829. A harsh winter caused the loss of all their cattle, and there was little game available for food; Samuel died that year and the family returned to Kentucky. However, the next year, they came back again.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 63.72 square miles (165.0 km²), of which 63.7 square miles (165 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[2] The streams of Bean Creek, Bluegrass Creek and Knights Branch run through this township.

Cities and towns

Potomac

Unincorporated towns

Armstrong

Extinct towns

Blue Grass
Ellis

Adjacent townships

Butler Township (north)
Ross Township (east)
South Ross Township (east)
Blount Township (southeast)
Pilot Township (south)
Compromise Township, Champaign County (west)
Kerr Township, Champaign County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Ingersoll, Old Partlow, Old Sowdowsky, Outton Family, Partlow, Potomac and Wallace Chapel.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	1,389	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^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.
^ Stapp, Katherine; W. I. Bowman (1968). History Under Our Feet: The Story of Vermilion County, Illinois. Danville, Illinois: Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc. p. 38.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.