Freeport Township, Stephenson County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Freeport Township

Township

Location in Stephenson County

Coordinates: 42°17′25″N 89°38′05″W﻿ / ﻿42.29028°N 89.63472°W﻿ / 42.29028; -89.63472
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Stephenson
Government

• Supervisor| Patrick Sellers
Area

• Total| 11.79 sq mi (30.5 km2)
• Land| 11.78 sq mi (30.5 km2)
• Water| 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.08%
Elevation

| 807 ft (246 m)
Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)[1]

| 24,392
• Density| 2,177/sq mi (841/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code| 17-177-27897

Freeport Township is located in Stephenson County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 25,638 and it contained 12,396 housing units.[2] Freeport Township is coterminous with City of Freeport. It is one of seventeen coterminous townships in Illinois.[3]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 11.79 square miles (30.5 km2), of which 11.78 square miles (30.5 km2) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.08%) is water.[2]

### Stagecoach inns

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The Mansion House hotel on Walnut Street and Spring Streets in Freeport was built by Benjamin Goddard in 1838. It was an official stage stop on the Old State Road number 2, now Business U.S. Route 20, for the Frink, Walker & Company stage line Chicago to Galena 1839–1854. The building is no longer standing.[4]

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 24,392| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

## References

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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. ^ Sohl, Shannon N.; Bannovetz, James M. (May 2014). "Too Many Governments in Illinois? What is the Impact on Townships?" (PDF). Policy Profiles. 13 (1). Northern Illinois University: 1–15. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
4. ^ History of Stephenson County 1970. Freeport, Illinois: County of Stephenson, 1972. p. 371.
5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## External links

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County seat: Freeport

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