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Caledonia Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,439 and it contained 2,537 housing units.[2] Sometime after 1921, Poplar Grove Township was formed from a portion of Caledonia Township.

Caledonia Township
Township
Location in Boone County
Boone County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°22′15″N 88°54′06″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Boone
Settlement	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	24.35 sq mi (63.1 km2)
• Land	24.04 sq mi (62.3 km2)
• Water	0.31 sq mi (0.8 km2)  1.27%
Elevation	912 ft (278 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	7,397
• Density	309.5/sq mi (119.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61008, 61011, 61065
FIPS code	17-007-10435

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.35 square miles (63.1 km²), of which 24.04 square miles (62.3 km²) (or 98.73%) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.80 km²) (or 1.27%) is water.[2]

Cities

• Caledonia
• Loves Park (west edge)
• Poplar Grove (east edge)
• Timberlane (northwest three-quarters)

Extinct towns

• North Caledonia

Cemeteries

The township contains Drake Cemetery.

Major highways

• Illinois State Route 173

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	7,397	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

• Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
• North Boone Community Unit School District 200
• Rockford School District 205

Schools

• Caledonia Elementary School

Political districts

• Illinois's 16th congressional district
• State House District 69
• State Senate District 35

References

• "Caledonia Township, Boone County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• Illinois State Archives

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