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Lynn Township, Henry County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°16′36″N 90°22′18″W / 41.27667°N 90.37167°W / 41.27667; -90.37167Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyHenryEstablishedNovember 4, 1856Area

• Total36.36 sq mi (94.2 km²) • Land36.32 sq mi (94.1 km²) • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km²) 0.11%Elevation

679 ft (207 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

729 • Density20.5/sq mi (7.9/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61262, 61273, 61413, 61468

FIPS code17-073-45304

Lynn Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 745 and it contained 311 housing units.^[2] Lynn changed its name originally from Linn Grove Township to Lynnville Township on April 13, 1857, and then again from Lynnville to Lynn on an unknown date.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.36 square miles (94.2 km²), of which 36.32 square miles (94.1 km²) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.11%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

Lynn Center at 41°17′45″N 90°21′28″W / 41.295869°N 90.357904°W / 41.295869; -90.357904
Ophiem at 41°15′09″N 90°23′15″W / 41.252536°N 90.387627°W / 41.252536; -90.387627

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Western Township (north)
Osco Township (northeast)
Andover Township (east)
Clover Township (southeast)
Oxford Township (south)
Rivoli Township, Mercer County (southwest)
Richland Grove Township, Mercer County (west)
Rural Township, Rock Island County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Lynn Center and Swedona.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	729	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Alwood Community Unit School District 225
Orion Community Unit School District 223

Political districts

Illinois's 17th congressional district
State House District 71
State Senate District 36

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Lynn Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
United States National Atlas

^ ^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.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.