Erin Township, Stephenson County, Illinois

Erin Township is located in Stephenson County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 410 and it contained 177 housing units.[2] The unincorporated community of Eleroy is located in the township.

Erin Township
Township
Location in Stephenson County
Location in Stephenson County
Coordinates: 42°19′59″N 89°46′37″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyStephenson
Government
 • SupervisorBrian Diddens
Area
 • Total18.15 sq mi (47.0 km2)
 • Land18.15 sq mi (47.0 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
1,017 ft (310 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
396
 • Density22.6/sq mi (8.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-177-24413

Geography

Erin is Township 27 North, Range 6 (part) East of the Fourth Principal Meridian.

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.15 square miles (47.0 km2), all land.[2]

Stagecoach inns

The Stage Inn (Section 14) was built along the Old State Road number 2, now U.S. Route 20, ½ mile east of Eleroy. The stone inn was a stop for the Frink, Walker & Company stage line that operated from Chicago to Galena 1839–1854. A stone barn across the road from the inn was demolished.[3]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)396[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

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. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. History of Stephenson County 1970. Freeport, Illinois: County of Stephenson, 1972. p. 79–80.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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