Crescent Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 590 and it contained 275 housing units. Crescent Township was originally named Logan Township when it formed from Belmont Township on September 17, 1868. The named was then changed to Grenard Township in September 1869, and finally to Crescent Township on an unknown date.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.

Crescent Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Cities, towns, villages

Crescent City (southeast quarter)

Crescent Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Cemeteries

The township contains Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.

Crescent Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Major highways

U.S. Route 24

Illinois Route 49

Demographics

School districts

Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6

Crescent Iroquois Community Unit School District 249

Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9

Political districts

Illinois' 15th congressional district

State House District 105

State Senate District 53

References

United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

City-Data.com

Illinois State Archives

Townships in Iroquois County, Illinois

Townships in Illinois