Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Official Name: | Edgington Township |
Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Rock Island County.svg |
Mapsize1: | 150px |
Map Caption1: | Rock Island County's location in Illinois |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Rock Island |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | November 4, 1856 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.69 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.69 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Area Water Percent: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 42.3 |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 1465 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-161-22632 |
Edgington Township is located in Rock Island County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,508 and it contained 643 housing units.[2]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, all land.[2]
The first three settlers built their log cabins in the summer of 1834.[3] The village of Edgington began at "four corners" in the township, while the village of Taylor Ridge straddled the eastern border of the township at Bowling Township.