South Ross Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°18′05″N 87°39′24″W / 40.30139°N 87.65667°W / 40.30139; -87.65667CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyVermilionCreated1927Area

• Total53.77 sq mi (139.3 km²) • Land53.77 sq mi (139.3 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

676 ft (206 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

1,035 • Density19.9/sq mi (7.7/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code17-183-71227

South Ross Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,070 and it contained 445 housing units.^[2]

History

South Ross township was created in 1927.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 53.77 square miles (139.3 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities and towns

Alvin
Henning

Extinct towns

Barlow Park
Rayville
Thomas

Adjacent townships

Ross Township (north)
Jordan Township, Warren County, Indiana (east)
Steuben Township, Warren County, Indiana (east)
Newell Township (southeast)
Blount Township (southwest)
Middlefork Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Gundy.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	1,035	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

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