Mount Zion Township is located in Macon County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,131 and it contained 2,878 housing units.[2] In 2009, Milam Township to the south was merged into Mount Zion Township.[3]

Mount Zion Township
Township
The Eli Ulery House, a historic site in the township
Location in Macon County
Macon County's location in Illinois
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Macon
Settlement	November 8, 1859
Area
• Total	66.58 sq mi (172.4 km2)
• Land	66.56 sq mi (172.4 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.02%
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	7,097
• Density	107.1/sq mi (41.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-115-51219

Cities and towns

• Hervey City
• Mount Zion
• Turpin

Adjacent townships

• Long Creek Township (north)
• Dora Township, Moultrie County (east and southeast)
• Penn Township, Shelby County (south)
• South Macon Township (southwest and west)
• South Wheatland Township (west and northwest)

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 66.58 square miles (172.4 km²), of which 66.56 square miles (172.4 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.02%) is water.[2]

Demographics

References

External links

• City-data.com
• Illinois State Archives

This Macon County, Illinois location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e