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Millersburg Township is located in Mercer County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 755 and it contained 334 housing units.[2]

Millersburg Township
Township
Location in Mercer County
Mercer County's location in Illinois
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Mercer
Established	November 8, 1853
Area
• Total	36.32 sq mi (94.1 km2)
• Land	36.32 sq mi (94.1 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	707
• Density	20.8/sq mi (8.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-131-49256

Millersburg is named after George Abraham Miller, a Primitive Baptist who, with several families, settled in Mercer County, Illinois on the Edwards River in 1834. These families traveled from Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana for the purpose of expanding the church into the area. The congregation was known as the Edwards River Church of Regular Baptists.[3] The Church was disbanded in 1847, and the last of the Original settlers Isaac Miller, left for Oregon in 1851.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.32 square miles (94.1 km²), all land.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	707	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References

External links

• City-data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Miller Family Genealogy and history
• Primitive Baptist Churches in Mercer County, Illinois (The founding of Millersburg)

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