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    Limestone Township, Peoria County, Illinois

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    LimestoneTownship
    Township
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    Official seal of LimestoneTownship
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    Location in Peoria County
    Location in Peoria County
    Peoria County's location in Illinois
    Peoria County's location in Illinois
    CountryUnited States
    StateIllinois
    CountyPeoria
    EstablishedNovember 6, 1849
    Area
     • Total
    		35.95 sq mi (93.1 km2)
     • Land35.7 sq mi (92 km2)
     • Water0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2)  0.72%
    Population
     (2010)
     • Estimate 
    (2016)[1]
    		19,236
     • Density552/sq mi (213/km2)
    Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
     • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
    FIPS code17-143-43523

    Limestone Township is located in Peoria County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 18,357 and it contained 8,111 housing units.[2]

    For the census year of 2010, its population was 19,705 and it contained 8,103 housing units.[3]

    History

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    Limestone Township was named from the abundance of limestone and attendant lime kilns in the area.[4] After the disolution of neighboring West Peoria Township, portions of the township outside of the City of West Peoria's corporate boundaries were absorbed into Limestone Township.[5]

    Geography

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    According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.95 square miles (93.1 km2), of which 35.7 square miles (92 km2) (or 99.30%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 0.72%) is water.[3]

    Cities

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    • Bartonville
    • Bellevue
    • Norwood
    • West Peoria (partial)
    • Lake Camelot

    Demographics

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    Historical population
    CensusPop.Note%±
    2016 (est.)19,236[1]
    U.S. Decennial Census[6]

    References

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    1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
    2. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
    3. ^ 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.
    4. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 94.
    5. ^ Sorrel, Scott A. (May 15, 2023). "West Peoria Township Parcel Correction". Peoria, Illinois: Peoria County, Illinois. pp. 54–63. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
    6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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    40°40′23″N 89°42′08″W / 40.67306°N 89.70222°W / 40.67306; -89.70222


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