Back Municipio de Mercer (Illinois) Spanish Mercer udalerria, Mercer konderria (Illinois) Basque Mercer Township (Illinois) French مرسر ٹاؤن شپ، مرسر کاؤنٹی، الینوائے Urdu Xã Mercer, Quận Mercer, Illinois Vietnamese 默瑟鎮區 (伊利諾伊州默瑟縣) Chinese
Mercer 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 | 35.47 sq mi (91.9 km2) |
| • Land | 35.42 sq mi (91.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.14% |
| Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 3,923 |
| • Density | 114.9/sq mi (44.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 17-131-48398 |
Mercer Township is located in Mercer County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,071 and it contained 1,873 housing units.[2] Mercer Township changed its name from Centre Township on an unknown date sometime before 1921. Mercer Township contains Aledo, the county seat of Mercer County.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "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.