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Millersburg Township, Mercer County, Illinois

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Township in Illinois, United States
Millersburg Township
Township
Location in Mercer CountyLocation in Mercer County
Mercer County's location in IllinoisMercer County's location in Illinois
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyMercer
EstablishedNovember 8, 1853
Area
 • Total36.32 sq mi (94.1 km)
 • Land36.32 sq mi (94.1 km)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km)  0%
Population
 • Estimate 707
 • Density20.8/sq mi (8.0/km)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-131-49256

Millersburg Township is located in Mercer County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 755 and it contained 334 housing units.

Millersburg is named after George Abraham Miller, a Primitive Baptist who, with several families, settled in Mercer County, Illinois on the Edwards River in 1834. These families traveled from Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana for the purpose of expanding the church into the area. The congregation was known as the Edwards River Church of Regular Baptists. The Church was disbanded in 1847, and the last of the Original settlers Isaac Miller, left for Oregon in 1851.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.32 square miles (94.1 km), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)707
U.S. Decennial Census

References

  1. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. History of Mercer County, E. H. Hill & Co., Publishers, Chicago, Illinois, 1882
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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