Official Name: | Middlefork Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Vermilion |
Established Title: | Created |
Established Date: | 1851 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 63.72 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 63.7 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.03 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 22.9 |
Elevation M: | 220 |
Elevation Ft: | 722 |
Coordinates: | 40.3203°N -87.8381°W |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-183-48775 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 1389 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Middlefork Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,458 and it contained 628 housing units.[2]
Middlefork Township was one of the eight townships created in 1851 and included all the land that later became Butler and Ford townships.
The first settlers in the township were Samuel Partlow and his wife and four sons, who arrived from Kentucky in 1829. A harsh winter caused the loss of all their cattle, and there was little game available for food; Samuel died that year and the family returned to Kentucky. However, the next year, they came back again.[3]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water.[2] The streams of Bean Creek, Bluegrass Creek and Knights Branch run through this township.
The township contains seven cemeteries: Ingersoll, Old Partlow, Old Sowdowsky, Outton Family, Partlow, Potomac and Wallace Chapel.