Caledonia Township | |
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Township | |
![]() Location in Boone County |
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![]() Boone County's location in Illinois |
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Coordinates: 42°22′15″N 88°54′06″W / 42.37083°N 88.90167°WCoordinates: 42°22′15″N 88°54′06″W / 42.37083°N 88.90167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Boone |
Settlement | November 6, 1849 |
Area | |
• Total | 24.35 sq mi (63.1 km2) |
• Land | 24.04 sq mi (62.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.31 sq mi (0.8 km2) 1.27% |
Elevation | 912 ft (278 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 7,439 |
• Density | 309.5/sq mi (119.5/km2) |
Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP codes | 61008, 61011, 61065 |
GNIS feature ID | 0428749 |
Caledonia Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,439 and it contained 2,537 housing units. Sometime after 1921, Poplar Grove Township was formed from a portion of Caledonia Township.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.35 square miles (63.1 km2), of which 24.04 square miles (62.3 km2) (or 98.73%) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.80 km2) (or 1.27%) is water.
The township contains Drake Cemetery.