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Township in Illinois, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Silver Creek Township is a township in Stephenson County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 696 and it contained 332 housing units.[2][3]
Silver Creek Township | |
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Township | |
Coordinates: 42°14′48″N 89°34′01″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Stephenson |
Government | |
• Supervisor | Lee Runte |
Area | |
• Total | 35 sq mi (90 km2) |
• Land | 34.98 sq mi (90.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.06% |
Elevation | 823 ft (251 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 666 |
• Density | 19.9/sq mi (7.7/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
FIPS code | 17-177-69953 |
Silver Creek is Townships 26 and 27 (part) North, Range 8 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian.
Silver Creek Township is located at 42°14′48″N 89°34′01″W at an elevation of 823 feet (251 meters). According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35 square miles (91 km2), of which 34.98 square miles (90.6 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.06%) is water.[2] Silver Creek Township borders the city of Freeport, the county seat of Stephenson County, to the northwest.[4]
Thomas Craine first settled Silver Creek Township in August 1835.[5]
Brown's Mill was built four miles east of Freeport on the Pecatonica River by Caleb W. Brown in 1857. The stone grist mill closed in 1903 and was converted to a power plant by A.J. Goddard in 1908. For a short time it generated power for the street car system in Freeport. After a fire in 1950 partially destroyed the building it was rebuilt and converted to a residence. It was still standing on Brown's Mill Road in 2014.[6]
As of the census of 2000,[3] there were 739 people, 293 households, and 219 families in Silver Creek Township.
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