Peotone Township, Illinois

Peotone Township
Township
Location in Will County
Location in Will County
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyWill
Established1855
Area
 • Township36.32 sq mi (94.1 km2)
 • Land36.26 sq mi (93.9 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.17%
 • Urban
2.5 sq mi (6 km2)
 • Metro
0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
77 ft (77 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
4,407
 • Density122.2/sq mi (47.2/km2)
 • Urban
2,977
 • Metro
0.0
 • Metro density0.0/sq mi (0.0/km2)
 More subdivisions are being built.
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-197-59065
Websitepeotone.com, villageofpeotone.com

Peotone Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,431 and it contained 1,728 housing units.[2] Peotone was formed from the eastern half of Wilton Township at an unknown date. It has towns of Andres and Peotone. Interstate 57, Route 50, Route 45, and Route 52 are major routes.

  1. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.