Bradford Township, Lee County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Bradford Township

Township

Location in Lee County

Lee County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 41°47′39″N 89°13′10″W﻿ / ﻿41.79417°N 89.21944°W﻿ / 41.79417; -89.21944
Country|  United States
State|  Illinois
County| Lee
Established| November 6, 1849
Government

• Supervisor| Cynthia S. Knight
Area

• Total| 36.04 sq mi (93.3 km2)
• Land| 36.01 sq mi (93.3 km2)
• Water| 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.08%
Elevation

| 797 ft (243 m)
Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)[1]

| 307
• Density| 9/sq mi (3/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

61006, 61031, 61310, 61378

FIPS code| 17-103-07679

Bradford Township is one of twenty-two townships in Lee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 324 and it contained 124 housing units.[2] Ashton Township (originally called Ogle Township) was formed from part of Bradford Township on February 12, 1861.

## Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.04 square miles (93.3 km2), of which 36.01 square miles (93.3 km2) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.08%) is water.[2]

### Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains these two cemeteries: Bradford and Gehant Farm.

### Airports and landing strips[edit]

* Gittleson Farms Airport

## Demographics[edit]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 307| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## School districts[edit]

* Ashton Community Unit School District 275

## Political districts[edit]

* Illinois's 14th congressional district
* State House District 90
* State Senate District 45

## References[edit]

* "Bradford Township, Lee County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
* United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States National Atlas

1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## External links[edit]

* City-Data.com
* Illinois State Archives
* Township Officials of Illinois

Places adjacent to Bradford Township, Lee County, Illinois

|  | Ashton Township |

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Franklin Grove Township |

Bradford Township

| Reynolds Township
Viola Township
|  |
Amboy Township | Lee Center Township |

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Municipalities and communities of Lee County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Dixon

Cities|

* Amboy
* Dixon

Map of Illinois highlighting Lee County

Villages|

* Ashton
* Compton
* Franklin Grove
* Harmon
* Lee‡
* Nelson
* Paw Paw
* Steward
* Sublette
* West Brooklyn

Townships|

* Alto
* Amboy
* Ashton
* Bradford
* Brooklyn
* Dixon
* East Grove
* Franklin Grove
* Hamilton
* Harmon
* Lee Center
* Marion
* May
* Nachusa
* Nelson
* Palmyra
* Reynolds
* South Dixon
* Sublette
* Viola
* Willow Creek
* Wyoming

CDPs|

* Lee Center
* Nachusa

Other
communities|

* Binghampton
* East Paw Paw‡
* Eldena
* Kingdom
* Palmyra
* Roxbury
* The Burg
* Twelvemile Corner
* Van Petten
* Welland‡

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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