Limestone Township, Peoria County, Illinois

Limestone Township is located in Peoria County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 18,357 and it contained 8,111 housing units.^[2]

LimestoneTownship
Township
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Location in Peoria County
Peoria County's location in Illinois
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Peoria
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	35.95 sq mi (93.1 km2)
• Land	35.7 sq mi (92 km2)
• Water	0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2)  0.72%
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	19,236
• Density	552/sq mi (213/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-143-43523

For the census year of 2010, its population was 19,705 and it contained 8,103 housing units.^[3]

History

Limestone Township was named from the abundance of limestone and attendant lime kilns in the area.^[4] After the dissolution of neighboring West Peoria Township, portions of the township outside of the City of West Peoria's corporate boundaries were absorbed into Limestone Township.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.95 square miles (93.1 km²), of which 35.7 square miles (92 km²) (or 99.30%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km²) (or 0.72%) is water.^[3]

Cities

• Bartonville
• Bellevue
• Norwood
• West Peoria (partial)

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	19,236	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[6]