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Homer Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 39,059 and it contained 13,418 housing units.[2] In 2001, the village of Homer Glen was incorporated within area that is Homer Township. This region was formerly an unincorporated census-designated place known as Goodings Grove, Illinois.

Homer Township
Township
Location in Will County
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Will
Established	November 6, 1836
Area
• Total	36.1 sq mi (93 km2)
• Land	36.06 sq mi (93.4 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.14%
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	39,495
• Density	1,083.3/sq mi (418.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-197-35827

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km²), of which 36.06 square miles (93.4 km²) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) (or 0.14%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns villages

• Homer Glen (vast majority)
• Lemont (small portion)
• Lockport (small portion)

Other Communities

• Lockport Heights

Ghost Towns

• Goodings Grove

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	39,495	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Education

Homer Township and Homer Glen is part of the Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C, with some areas part of Will County School District 92.

References

External links

• City-data.com
• Will County Official Site
• Illinois State Archives
• https://web.archive.org/web/20140306123949/http://www.homerglenil.org/environment/IntlDarkSky.aspx

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